02699nam 2200685 a 450 991045431760332120200520144314.00-8262-6629-0(CKB)1000000000721444(OCoLC)646208899(CaPaEBR)ebrary10277767(SSID)ssj0000125104(PQKBManifestationID)11136724(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125104(PQKBWorkID)10026372(PQKB)11473863(MiAaPQ)EBC3571001(Au-PeEL)EBL3571001(CaPaEBR)ebr10277767(EXLCZ)99100000000072144420080211d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrColored memories[electronic resource] a biographer's quest for the elusive Lester A. Walton /Susan CurtisColumbia University of Missouri Pressc20081 online resource (307 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1786-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-283) and index."Explores the life of African American Lester A. Walton whose illustrious career spanned the first six decades of the twentieth century but who is now forgotten. Curtis explores the failure of collective memory and America's obsession with race as she explains how she discovered Walton and his place in history"--Provided by publisher.African AmericansBiographyAfrican American journalistsNew York (State)New YorkBiographyTheater criticsNew York (State)New YorkBiographyAfrican AmericansNew York (State)New YorkIntellectual life20th centuryAfrican AmericansRace identityCase studiesMemorySocial aspectsUnited StatesCase studiesBiographyResearchUnited StatesCase studiesNew York (N.Y.)Intellectual life20th centuryUnited StatesRace relationsCase studiesElectronic books.African AmericansAfrican American journalistsTheater criticsAfrican AmericansIntellectual lifeAfrican AmericansRace identityMemorySocial aspectsBiographyResearch070.92BCurtis Susan1956-981539MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454317603321Colored memories2240228UNINA