The nicest kids in town American bandstand, rock 'n' roll, and the struggle for civil rights in 1950s Philadelphia / Matthew F. Delmont.
| Author/creator | Delmont, Matthew F. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, |
| Description | xi, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | American crossroads ; 32 American crossroads ; 32. ^A394740 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Making Philadelphia safe for "WFIL-adelphia": television, housing, and defensive localism in Bandstand's backyard -- They shall be heard: local television as a civil rights battleground -- The de facto dilemma: fighting segregation in Philadelphia public schools -- From Little Rock to Philadelphia: making de facto school segregation a media issue -- The rise of rock and roll in Philadelphia: Georgie Woods, Mitch Thomas, and Dick Clark -- "They'll be rockin' on Bandstand, in Philadelphia, P.A.": imagining national youth culture on American bandstand -- Remembering American bandstand, forgetting segregation -- Still boppin' on Bandstand: American dreams, Hairspray, and American bandstand in the 2000s -- Conclusion: everybody knows about American bandstand. |
| General note | "The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--p. before half-t.p. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-282) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011038775 |
| ISBN | 9780520272071 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0520272072 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780520272088 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0520272080 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |