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A dancer in the revolution : Stretch Johnson, Harlem communist at the Cotton Club /
The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed ""Stretch"" because of his height (6'5""), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Johnson's lo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Empire State Editions,
2014.
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| Colección: | Empire State Editions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed ""Stretch"" because of his height (6'5""), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Johnson's long-awaited memoir traces his path from firstborn of a multiclass/multiethnic"" family in New Jersey to dancer in Harlem's Cotton Club to communist youth leader and, later, professor of Black studies. A Dancer in the Revolution is a powerful statement about Black resilience and triumph amid subtle and explicit racism in the United States |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780823256563 0823256561 9780823256549 0823256545 1322965439 9781322965437 0823256537 9780823256532 |