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How it feels to be free, black women entertainers and the civil rights movement, Ruth Feldstein

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How it feels to be free, black women entertainers and the civil rights movement, Ruth Feldstein

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-272) and index

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illustrations

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non fiction

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How it feels to be free

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Ruth Feldstein

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black women entertainers and the civil rights movement

Table Of Contents

Introduction: performing civil rights -- "The world was on fire": making New York City subcultures -- "Africa's musical ambassador": Miriam Makeba and the "voice of Africa" in the United States -- "More than just a jazz performer": Nina Simone's border crossings -- "No one asks me what I want": black women, Hollywood, and "integration narratives" in the late 1960s -- "So beautiful in those rags": Cicely Tyson and African American history in the 1970s -- Epilogue

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How It Feels to Be Free: Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement

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