04106nam 2200697 450 991046091570332120200520144314.01-4384-5502-X(CKB)3710000000355110(EBL)3408991(SSID)ssj0001423473(PQKBManifestationID)12455330(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001423473(PQKBWorkID)11433684(PQKB)10072272(MiAaPQ)EBC3408991(OCoLC)903245906(MdBmJHUP)muse42445(Au-PeEL)EBL3408991(CaPaEBR)ebr11017414(EXLCZ)99371000000035511020150216h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBricktop's Paris African American women in Paris between the two World Wars /T. Denean Sharpley-WhitingAlbany, New York :SUNY Press,2015.©20151 online resource (400 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4384-5501-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""The Women""; ""Map of Bricktopâ€?s Paris""; ""Map Key""; ""Book I. Bricktopâ€?s Paris""; ""Introduction: The Other Americans, 1919â€?1939""; ""Parisian Passageways""; ""1 Les Dames, Grand and Small, of Montmartre: The Paris of Bricktop""; ""Shuffling Along Lacledeâ€?s Landing with Many Loves: Jo Baker""; ""“Heaven on Earth for the Negro . . . Womanâ€?: On Beauty and Letters from Paris""; ""Diga Diga Doing in Montmartreâ€?s Big Apple""; ""2 The Gotham-Montparnasse Exchange""""3 Women of the Petit Boulevard: The Artistâ€?s Haven""""Van Goghâ€?s “Painters of the Petit Boulevardâ€? and Women of the Petit Boulevard""; ""4 Black Paris: Cultural Politics and Prose""; ""5 Epilogue: “Homeward Tug at a Poetâ€?s Heartâ€?: The Return""; ""Appendix: “Negro Dance,â€? Opus 25, No. 1, Nora Douglas Holt""; ""Book II. The Autobiography of Ada “Bricktopâ€? Smith, or Miss Baker Regrets""; ""Foreword: Gained in Translation?""; ""Preface: Historyâ€?s Marginalia, Autofictional Mysteries, and a Fondness for Matters French""""The Autobiography of Ada “Bricktopâ€? Smith, or Miss Baker Regrets""""Gangsterâ€?s Paradise""; ""I.""; ""Begin the Beguine""; ""II.""; ""They strung her upon the old willow across the way""; ""Miss Otis regrets, sheâ€?s unable to lunch today.""; ""Looking for Langston""; ""III.""; ""The Womenâ€?s Academy""; ""IV.""; ""Old love, new love, every love but true love""; ""Josie, Tea, and Me""; ""V.""; ""Shadow Boxing in Babylon""; ""VI.""; ""The Game of Inspector and Saloonkeeper""; ""VII.""; ""The Feast for No Saint""; ""VIII.""; ""A Helpmate""; ""IX.""; ""A Pigeon in Our Midst""; ""X.""""List of Archives and Libraries""""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index to Book 1""African American womenFranceParisHistory20th centuryAfrican American womenFranceParisBiographyWomen entertainersFranceParisBiographyNightclubsFranceHistory20th centuryAmericansFranceParisHistory20th centuryParis (France)Intellectual life20th centuryParis (France)Social life and customs20th centuryMontmartre (Paris, France)BiographyElectronic books.African American womenHistoryAfrican American womenWomen entertainersNightclubsHistoryAmericansHistory305.48/8960730944361Sharpley-Whiting T. Denean930529MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460915703321Bricktop's Paris2478877UNINA