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Black Culture and the New Deal
Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff
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Description for Black Culture and the New Deal
Paperback. Black Culture and the New Deal: The Quest for Civil Rights in the Roosevelt Era Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
In the 1930s, the Roosevelt administration - unwilling to antagonize a powerful southern congressional bloc - refused to endorse legislation that openly sought to improve political, economic, and social conditions for African Americans. Instead, as historian Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff shows, the administration recognized and celebrated African Americans by offering federal support to notable black intellectuals, celebrities, and artists.
Sklaroff illustrates how programs within the Federal Arts Projects and several war agencies gave voice to such notable African Americans as Lena Horne, Joe Louis, Duke Ellington, and Richard Wright, as well as lesser-known figures. She argues that these New ... Read more
In the 1930s, the Roosevelt administration - unwilling to antagonize a powerful southern congressional bloc - refused to endorse legislation that openly sought to improve political, economic, and social conditions for African Americans. Instead, as historian Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff shows, the administration recognized and celebrated African Americans by offering federal support to notable black intellectuals, celebrities, and artists.
Sklaroff illustrates how programs within the Federal Arts Projects and several war agencies gave voice to such notable African Americans as Lena Horne, Joe Louis, Duke Ellington, and Richard Wright, as well as lesser-known figures. She argues that these New ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469619064
SKU
V9781469619064
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About Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff
Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff is assistant professor of history at the University of South Carolina.
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