03381oam 2200745I 450 991081574950332120240131154240.01-136-47534-61-136-47527-30-415-27528-81-315-01531-510.4324/9781315015316(CKB)2670000000387219(EBL)1222987(OCoLC)852757833(SSID)ssj0000915273(PQKBManifestationID)12423206(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000915273(PQKBWorkID)10868367(PQKB)10322330(MiAaPQ)EBC1222987(Au-PeEL)EBL1222987(CaPaEBR)ebr10727469(CaONFJC)MIL501041(OCoLC)852159045(FINmELB)ELB137372(EXLCZ)99267000000038721920180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrican Americans and US popular culture /Kevern VerneyLondon ;New York :Routledge,2003.1 online resource (138 p.)Introductions to historyDescription based upon print version of record.1-299-69790-9 0-415-27527-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-120) and index.Cover; African Americans and US Popular Culture; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: emancipation and segregation; 1. Migration and urbanization, 1915-30; 2. The Great Depression and the Second World War, 1930-45; 3. The Civil Rights era, 1945-65; 4. Black Power, 1965-76; 5. African Americans in US society since 1976; Conclusion: from Ragtime to Rap; Further reading; Select bibliography; IndexThis volume is an authoritative introduction to the history of African Americans in US popular culture, examining its development from the early nineteenth century to the present. Kevern Verney examines:* the role and significance of race in all major forms of popular culture, including sport, film, television, radio and music* how the entertainment industry has encouraged racism through misrepresentations and caricatured images of African Americans.African Americans have made a unique contribution to the richness and diversity of US popular culture. Rooted in African sociIntroductions to history (New York, N.Y.)African Americans in popular cultureAfrican AmericansRace identityAfrican AmericansIntellectual lifeRacism in popular cultureUnited StatesPopular cultureUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesRace relationsUnited StatesCivilizationAfrican American influencesAfrican Americans in popular culture.African AmericansRace identity.African AmericansIntellectual life.Racism in popular culturePopular cultureHistory.305.896/073Verney Kevern1960,1704124MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815749503321African Americans and US popular culture4089886UNINA