A01=William L. Van Deburg
african american
ambition
arthur ashe
athletes
Author_William L. Van Deburg
black power
blackness
blaxploitation
blues
Category=JBCC1
Category=JBSL
celebrity
civil rights movement
dolemite
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fame
film
gender
ghetto
greatness
hank aaron
heroism
hollywood
icon
jazz
joe lewis
manhood
masculinity
musicians
nonfiction
notoriety
popular culture
race
racism
role models
shaft
social change
soul
success
urban
virgil tibbs
Product details
- ISBN 9780226847177
- Weight: 510g
- Dimensions: 16 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 1999
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In the wake of the Kennedy era, a new kind of ethnic hero emerged within African-American popular culture. Uniquely suited to the times, burgeoning pop icons projected the values and beliefs of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and reflected both the possibility and the actuality of a rapidly changing American landscape. In this work, William Van Deburg examines the dynamic rise of these new black champions, the social and historical contexts in which they flourished, and their powerful impact on the African-American community.
