LEADER 04656oam 22007454a 450 001 9910816794003321 005 20210108072355.0 010 $a0-8131-4547-3 010 $a0-8131-4518-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001297167 035 $a(EBL)1687242 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001193632 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11790946 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001193632 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11146869 035 $a(PQKB)10271677 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000862412 035 $a(OCoLC)879606749 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse32411 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1687242 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30384872 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30384872 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001297167 100 $a20140328d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aArt for Equality $eThe NAACP's Cultural Campaign for Civil Rights /$fJenny Woodley 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLexington, Kentucky $cUniversity Press of Kentucky$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 225 0 $aCivil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8131-4516-3 311 $a1-306-77046-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: "The national mental attitude" -- The birth of a cultural strategy -- Representing the new Negro -- Du Bois's crisis and the Black image on the page -- "A union of art and propaganda" -- White in Hollywood -- Blacks, Reds, white -- Conclusion: "The true picture of America". 330 2 $a"The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest civil rights organization, having dedicated itself to the fight for racial equality since 1909. While the group helped achieve substantial victories in the courtroom, the struggle for civil rights extended beyond gaining political support. It also required changing social attitudes. The NAACP thus worked to alter existing prejudices through the production of art that countered racist depictions of African Americans, focusing its efforts not only on changing the attitudes of the white middle class but also on encouraging racial pride and a sense of identity in the Black community. Art for Equality explores an important and little-studied side of the NAACP's activism in the cultural realm. In openly supporting African American artists, writers, and musicians in their creative endeavors, the organization aimed to change the way the public viewed the Black community. By overcoming stereotypes and the belief of the majority that African Americans were physically, intellectually, and morally inferior to whites, the NAACP believed it could begin to defeat racism. Illuminating important protests, from the fight against the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation to the production of anti-lynching art during the Harlem Renaissance, this insightful volume examines the successes and failures of the NAACP's cultural campaign from 1910 to the 1960s. Exploring the roles of gender and class in shaping the association's patronage of the arts, Art for Equality offers an in-depth analysis of the social and cultural climate during a time of radical change in America"--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aCivil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century 606 $aAfrican Americans$xIntellectual life$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans in art$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAfrican American artists$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCivil rights movements$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAnti-racism$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aArts$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xIntellectual life$y20th century 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xIntellectual life 615 0$aAfrican Americans in art$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican American artists$xHistory 615 0$aCivil rights movements$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory 615 0$aAnti-racism$xHistory 615 0$aArts$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 676 $a323.1196/073 700 $aWoodley$b Jenny$f1980-$01710028 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816794003321 996 $aArt for Equality$94100294 997 $aUNINA