LEADER 04948nam 2200733 450 001 9910464400203321 005 20211005232049.0 010 $a0-8232-5655-3 010 $a0-8232-5656-1 010 $a0-8232-5654-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000094278 035 $a(EBL)3239884 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001135947 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12377319 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001135947 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11101607 035 $a(PQKB)11771086 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3239884 035 $a(OCoLC)878144606 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse58912 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3239884 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10852128 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL727825 035 $a(OCoLC)923764193 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1643965 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4704871 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1643965 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000094278 100 $a20140331h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA dancer in the revolution $eStretch Johnson, Harlem communist at the Cotton Club /$fHoward Eugene Johnson with Wendy Johnson 205 $aFirst Edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cEmpire State Editions,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 225 1 $aEmpire State Editions 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-96543-9 311 $a0-8232-5653-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Mark D. Naison -- Acknowledgments -- Wendy Johnson -- PART ONE -- Ch 1 Early Days -- Ch 2 Harlem and the Cotton Club -- Ch 3 Moving Up -- Ch 4 Show Biz -- Ch 5 Joining the Party -- PART TWO -- Ch 6 The Young Communist League -- Ch 7 The War Years -- Ch 8 Back Home -- Ch 9 La Lucha Continua -- PART THREE -- Ch 10 Starting Over -- Ch 11 Malimwu -- Ch 12 The Cotton Club Revisited -- Ch 13 Hawaii's Martin Luther King Day -- Ch 14 Paris - Texas and Home Again -- Time Line -- Howard E. Johnson's Curriculum Vitae -- Further reading -- Index. 330 $a"The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Johnson's long-awaited memoir traces his path from firstborn of a multiclass/multiethnic" family in New Jersey to dancer in Harlem's Cotton Club to communist youth leader and, later, professor of Black studies. A Dancer in the Revolution is a powerful statement about Black resilience and triumph amid subtle and explicit racism in the United States. Johnson's engaging, beautifully written memoir provides a window into everyday life in Harlem--neighborhood life, arts and culture, and politics--from the 1930's to the 1970's, when the contemporary Black community was being formed. A Dancer in the Revolution explores Johnson's twenty-plus years in the Communist Party and illuminates in compelling detail how the Harlem branch functioned and flourished in the 1930's and '40's. Johnson thrived as a charismatic leader, using the connections he built up as an athlete and dancer to create alliances between communist organizations and a cross-section of the Black community. In his memoir, Johnson also exposes the homoerotic tourism that was a feature of Harlem's nightlife in the 1930's. Some of America's leading white literary, musical, and artistic figures were attracted to Harlem not only for the community's artistic creativity but to engage in illicit sex--gay and straight--with their Black counterparts. A Dancer in the Revolution is an invaluable contribution to the literature on Black political thought and pragmatism. It reveals the unique place that Black dancers and artists hold in civil rights pursuits and anti-racism campaigns in the United States and beyond. Moreover, the life of "Stretch" Johnson illustrates how political activism engenders not only social change but also personal fulfillment, a realization of dreams not deferred but rather pursued and achieved. Johnson's journey bears witness to critical periods and events that shaped the Black condition and American society in the process"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aEmpire State Editions 606 $aCommunists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aSocial reformers$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aTap dancers$zUnited States$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCommunists 615 0$aSocial reformers 615 0$aTap dancers 676 $a324.273/75092 700 $aJohnson$b Howard Eugene$f1915-2000,$01033429 702 $aJohnson$b Wendy 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464400203321 996 $aA dancer in the revolution$92451981 997 $aUNINA