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The Great Black Way : L.A. in the 1940s and the lost African-American Renaissance /

Main Author: Smith, R. J., 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, c2006.
Subjects:
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century. > California > Los Angeles
African American arts > History > 20th century. > California > Los Angeles
African American neighborhoods > History > 20th century. > California > Los Angeles
Community life > History > 20th century. > California > Los Angeles
African Americans > California
Interviews > California
Central Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) > History > 20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > 20th century. > Los Angeles. > History
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prologue: The great black way
  • A Brand new suit of clothes
  • Tearing up the double V
  • Flying home
  • Changelings
  • Iron and steel
  • Black Noir
  • Sweet papa pigmeat
  • Bronzeville balls
  • Tongues
  • Honk
  • A Reluctant volunteer
  • Exotica
  • Children of chaos
  • Ringside
  • Coda: Gorgeous George versus the Black Panther
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.

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