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Becoming Belafonte : black artist, public radical /

"A son of poor Jamaican immigrants who grew up in Depression-era Harlem, Harry Belafonte became the first black performer to gain artistic control over the representation of African Americans in commercial television and film. Forging connections with an astonishing array of consequential playe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Judith E., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Discovering America series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"A son of poor Jamaican immigrants who grew up in Depression-era Harlem, Harry Belafonte became the first black performer to gain artistic control over the representation of African Americans in commercial television and film. Forging connections with an astonishing array of consequential players on the American scene in the decades following World War II -- from Paul Robeson to Ed Sullivan, John Kennedy to Stokely Carmichael -- Belafonte established his place in American culture as a hugely popular singer, matinee idol, internationalist, and champion of civil rights, black pride, and black power." --Publisher's description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 352 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-331) and index.
ISBN:9780292767331
0292767331