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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781833303321

Autore

Davis Frank Marshall <1905-1987.>

Titolo

Writings of Frank Marshall Davis [[electronic resource] ] : a voice of the black press / / by Frank Marshall Davis ; edited with an introduction by John Edgar Tidwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2007

ISBN

1-282-48532-6

9786612485329

1-60473-149-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TidwellJohn Edgar

Disciplina

818/.5209

Soggetti

American literature - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A collection of the author's writings on race relations, music, literature, etc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; The Subversive Vision of Frank Marshall Davis: An Introduction; A Note on the Text; A HISTORY OF BLUES AND ALL THAT JAZZ; AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AT MID-CENTURY; PASSING PARADE AS POLITICAL CRITIQUE; DEMOCRACY, HAWAIIAN STYLE; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Frank Marshall Davis (1905-1987) was a central figure in the black press, working as reporter and editor for the Atlanta World , the Associated Negro Press , the Chicago Star , and the Honolulu Record . Writings of Frank Marshall Davis presents a selection of Davis's nonfiction, providing an unprecedented insight into one journalist's ability to reset the terms of public conversation and frame the news to open up debate among African Americans and all Americans. During the middle of the twentieth century, Davis set forth a radical vision that challenged the status quo. His commentary on race r