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19%OFFFarrah Jasmine Griffin - Harlem Nocturne - 9780465018758 - V9780465018758
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Harlem Nocturne

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Description for Harlem Nocturne Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 381.
As World War II raged overseas, Harlem witnessed a battle of its own. Brimming with creative and political energy, the neighbourhood's diverse array of artists and activists took advantage of a brief period of progressivism during the war years to launch a bold cultural offensive aimed at winning democracy for all Americans, regardless of race or gender. Ardent believers in America's promise, these men and women helped to lay the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement before Cold War politics and anti-Communist fervor temporarily froze their dreams at the dawn of the postwar era.In Harlem Nocturne , esteemed scholar ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465018758
SKU
V9780465018758
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About Farrah Jasmine Griffin
Farah Jasmine Griffin is the William B. Ransford Professor of English Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Columbia University, and also served as the Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies. The author of Clawing at the Limits of Cool, If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery, and Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends, for which ... Read more

Reviews for Harlem Nocturne
New York Times Book Review "The book is a valuable study of a neighborhood whose evolution still offers a window into the black experience in America. It is also a heartfelt tribute to three remarkable artists who 'were not willing to forget or wholly forgive America's historical transgressions,' but who were devoted, Griffin writes, paraphrasing James Baldwin, 'to helping this ... Read more

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