Feldstein, Ruth, 1965-
Oxford New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Introduction: performing civil rights — The world was on fire : making New York City subcultures — Africa’s musical ambassador : Miriam Makeba and the voice of Africa in the United States — More than just a jazz performer : Nina Simone’s border crossings — No one asks me what I want : black women, Hollywood, and integration narratives in the late 1960s — So beautiful in those rags : Cicely Tyson and African American history in the 1970s — Epilogue.

Subjects:

• African American women political activists — History — 20th century.
• African American women entertainers — Political activity — History — 20th century.
• Performing arts — Political aspects — United States — 20th century.
• African Americans — Music — Political aspects — History — 20th century.
• African Americans — Civil rights — History — 20th century.
• United States — Race relations — History — 20th century.

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