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.
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