No coward soldiers : Black cultural politics and postwar America / Waldo E. Martin, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Waldo E., 1951-

Series:

Nathan I. Huggins lectures.

The Nathan I. Huggins lectures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Politics and government--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Race identity.

African American arts--20th century.

African American arts.

Politics and culture--United States--History--20th century.

Politics and culture.

Physical Description:

161 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a vibrant and passionate exploration of the twentieth-century civil rights and black power eras in American history, Martin uses cultural politics as a lens through which to understand the African-American freedom struggle. In the transformative postwar period, the intersection between culture and politics became increasingly central to the African-American fight for equality. In freedom songs, in the exuberance of an Aretha Franklin concert, in Faith Ringgold's exploration of race and sexuality, the personal and social became the political.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: "Keep on Pushin'"

1. "I, Too, Sing America"

2. "Spirit in the Dark"

3. "Be Real Black for Me"

Epilogue: Black to the Future

Notes

Credits

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674040687

0674040686

OCLC:

1049634388