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Feldstein, Ruth, 1965-
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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.
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How it feels to be f...
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How it feels to be free : black women entertainers and the civil rights movement / Ruth Feldstein.
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Feldstein, Ruth, 1965-
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Subjects
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.
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9780195314038 (hardcover : acid-free paper) :
0195314034 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
Description:
296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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": Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, and the promise of intergration in popular culture -- "So beautiful in those rags": Cicely Tyson, popular culture, and African American history in the 1970s -- Epilogue.
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
323.1196 Fe
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323.1196 Feldstein
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