Other Blacklist - The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s

Examines African American writers and artists of the 1950s, tracing leftist ideas and activism within their work, recounts the events of the 1959 Black Writers' Conference and explores the ongoing influence of the Black Popular Front.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Washington, Mary (University of Maryland) Washington, Mary Helen Washington
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.04.2014
• EAN: 9780231152709
• ISBN: 978-0-231-15270-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Ethnic Studies, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, History of the Americas, Black & Asian Studies, C 1945 To C 1960, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General