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How it feels to be free : black women entertainers and the civil rights movement / Ruth Feldstein.

Author/creator Feldstein, Ruth, 1965-
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Description296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online History
Subject(s)
African American women political activists--History --20th century.
African American women entertainers--Political activity --History --20th century.
Performing arts--Political aspects --United States --20th century.
African Americans--Music --Political aspects --History --20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights --History --20th century.
United States--Race relations --History --20th century.
Contents Introduction: performing civil rights -- "The world was on fire": making New York City subcultures -- "Africa's musical ambassador": Miriam Makeba and the "voice of Africa" in the United States -- "More than just a jazz performer": Nina Simone's border crossings -- "No one asks me what I want": black women, Hollywood, and "integration narratives" in the late 1960s -- "So beautiful in those rags": Cicely Tyson and African American history in the 1970s -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 197-272) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013019878
ISBN9780195314038 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

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