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Author:

Raymond, Emilie, 1973- author.

Title:

Stars for freedom : Hollywood, Black celebrities, and the civil rights movement / Emilie Raymond.

Publisher:

University of Washington Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xviii, 312 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African American political activists--History--20th century.
African American entertainers--History--History--20th century.
Politics and culture--United States--History--20th century.
African Americans--History--History--20th century.
United States--History--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index. "A V Ethel Willis White book."

Contents:

Cleaning up Catfish Row: Black celebrity and the making of Porgy and Bess -- Sammy Davis, Jr.: daring, deferential, and "money" -- Harry Belafonte and the northern liberal network -- The arts group and the march on Washington -- Dick Gregory and celebrity grassroots activism -- Stars for Selma -- Celebrities and Black power -- Epilogue.

Series:

Capell family book

ISBN:

0295994800
9780295994802

OCLC:

(OCoLC)892701125

LCCN:

2014046332

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)