Freedom sounds : civil rights call out to jazz and Africa / Ingrid Monson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monson, Ingrid T. (Ingrid Tolia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--1951-1960--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Jazz--1961-1970--History and criticism.

Jazz--Social aspects--United States.

Jazz--Political aspects--United States.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

1. Introduction 2. Jim Crow, Economics, and the Politics of Musicianship 3. Modernism, Race, and Aesthetics 4. Africa, The Cold War and the Diaspora at Home 5. Activism and Fundraising from Freedom Now to the Freedom Rides 6. Activism and Fundraising from Birmingham to Black Power 7. The Debate Within: White Backlash, The New Thing, and Economics 8. Aesthetic Agency and Self-Determination 9. Coda

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Jim Crow, Economics, and the Politics of Musicianship; 3 Modernism, Race, and Aesthetics; 4 Africa, the Cold War, and the Diaspora at Home; 5 Activism and Fund-Raising from Freedom Now to the Freedom Rides; 6 Activism and Fund-Raising from Birmingham to Black Power; 7 The Debate Within: White Backlash, the New Thing, and Economics; 8 Aesthetic Agency, Self-Determination, and the Spiritual Quest; 9 Coda; Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms; Appendix B: Interviews, Archival Sources, and Recordings; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R

ST; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-988088-3

0-19-975709-7

0-19-802940-3

1-4356-0533-0

9786611158781

1-281-15878-X

OCLC:

176632916