03109nam 2200685 a 450 991078533920332120200520144314.01-4696-0461-20-8078-9924-0(CKB)2670000000058478(EBL)605939(OCoLC)676697440(SSID)ssj0000412945(PQKBManifestationID)11268598(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412945(PQKBWorkID)10369135(PQKB)10367998(StDuBDS)EDZ0000244098(MdBmJHUP)muse23528(Au-PeEL)EBL605939(CaPaEBR)ebr10425435(MiAaPQ)EBC605939(EXLCZ)99267000000005847820090504d2009 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrBlack culture and the New Deal[electronic resource] the quest for civil rights in the Roosevelt era /Lauren Rebecca SklaroffChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20091 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4696-1906-7 0-8078-3312-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-299) and index.Ambivalent inclusion -- Hooked on classics -- The editor's dilemma -- Constructing G.I. Joe Louis -- Variety for the servicemen -- Projecting unity -- Epilogue.In the 1930's, 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, JoeAfrican AmericansIntellectual life20th centuryAfrican AmericansCivil rightsHistory20th centuryNew Deal, 1933-1939Social changeUnited StatesHistory20th centuryArt and stateUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesPolitics and government1933-1945United StatesRace relationsPolitical aspectsHistory20th centuryUnited StatesCultural policyHistory20th centuryAfrican AmericansIntellectual lifeAfrican AmericansCivil rightsHistoryNew Deal, 1933-1939.Social changeHistoryArt and stateHistory323.1196073Sklaroff Lauren Rebecca1577316MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785339203321Black culture and the New Deal3855849UNINA