03803nam 2200745 a 450 991045533220332120200520144314.097866114305421-281-43054-40-226-84718-710.7208/9780226847184(CKB)111004366539028(EBL)408192(OCoLC)476227878(SSID)ssj0000112761(PQKBManifestationID)12026170(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112761(PQKBWorkID)10087255(PQKB)11020722(SSID)ssj0000277363(PQKBManifestationID)11240444(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277363(PQKBWorkID)10254270(PQKB)11738231(MiAaPQ)EBC408192(DE-B1597)523563(OCoLC)781253317(DE-B1597)9780226847184(Au-PeEL)EBL408192(CaPaEBR)ebr10230071(CaONFJC)MIL143054(EXLCZ)9911100436653902819970226d1997 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBlack Camelot[electronic resource] African-American culture heroes in their times, 1960-1980 /William L. Van DeburgChicago, Ill. University of Chicago Press19971 online resource (x, 300 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-84716-0 0-226-84717-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-291) and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --PREFACE --INTRODUCTION. Of Kings, Kennedys, and Culture Heroes --CHAPTER ONE. The Black Hero's History and Humanity --CHAPTER TWO. Championing the 1960's Cultural Revo --CHAPTER THREE. Sports Superstars --CHAPTER FOUR. Heroic Hustlers and Daring Detectives --CHAPTER FIVE. Black Musical Mediators as Culture Heroes --CONCLUSION. Black Camelot Found and Lost --Notes --IndexIn the wake of the Kennedy era, a new kind of ethnic hero emerged within African-American popular culture. Uniquely suited to the times, burgeoning pop icons projected the values and beliefs of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and reflected both the possibility and the actuality of a rapidly changing American landscape. In Black Camelot, William Van Deburg examines the dynamic rise of these new black champions, the social and historical contexts in which they flourished, and their powerful impact on the African-American community. "Van Deburg manages the enviable feat of writing with flair within a standardized academic framework, covering politics, social issues and entertainment with equal aplomb."-Jonathan Pearl, Jazz Times "[A] fascinating, thorough account of how African-American icons of the 1960's and '70's have changed the course of American history. . . . An in-depth, even-tempered analysis. . . . Van Deburg's witty, lively and always grounded style entertains while it instructs."-Publishers WeeklyAfrican AmericansSocial life and customsHeroesUnited StatesHistory20th centuryPopular cultureUnited StatesHistory20th centuryAfrican AmericansRace identityElectronic books.African AmericansSocial life and customs.HeroesHistoryPopular cultureHistoryAfrican AmericansRace identity.973/.0496073Van Deburg William L967163MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455332203321Black Camelot2195637UNINA