No Coward Soldiers: Black Cultural Politics in Postwar America

by Waldo E Martin

In a vibrant and passionate exploration of the twentieth-century civil rights and black power eras in American history, Martin uses cultural politics as a lens through which to understand the African-American freedom struggle. In the transformative postwar period, the intersection between culture and politics became increasingly central to the African-American fight for equality. In freedom songs, in the exuberance of an Aretha Franklin concert, in Faith Ringgold's exploration of race and sexuality, the personal and social became the political.

• ISBN13: 9780674040687
• Publish Date: 1 July 2009
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Harvard University Press
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
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