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Footnotes : the Black artists who rewrote the rules of the Great White Way
(based on Goodreads ratings)Published 2021 by Sourcebooks, Naperville, Ilinois
ISBN 9781492688815
Bib Id 2426248
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2020-058245
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9781492688815 (hardcover) $27.00
1492688819
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792.0899 G
Title
Footnotes : the Black artists who rewrote the rules of the Great White Way
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2021 by Sourcebooks, Naperville, Ilinois :
Description
pages cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part 1. The way there -- The blacker the bait, 1885-1915 -- Know your audience, 1915 -- High society, 1915-1917 -- Mo man's land, 1917-1919 -- The Red summer, 1919 -- Part 2. Making it -- Black bohemians, 1921 -- Nevertheless, they succeeded, 1921-1922 -- Vamped by a brown skin, 1922-1923 -- Part 3. Holding on -- Partial ownership, 1923-1924 -- Better than salary, 1924-1925 -- Another second chance, 1925-1933 -- White folks follow, 1933-1952 -- Epilogue: Encoures.
Summary
"For readers of Hidden Figures and Something Wonderful, Footnotes is the story of New York in the roaring twenties and the first Broadway show with an all-Black cast and creative team to achieve success-and its impact on our popular culture. Amidst a culture actively whitewashing, controlling, or trying to prevent their stories from being told, these artists changed the course of American entertainment. This groundbreaking group of performers and the creators (including composer Eubie Blake and lyricist Noble Sissle) sowed the seeds of the Harlem jazz scene and paved the way for people of color on stage and screen, ultimately leading to productions such as West Side Story, Black Panther, and of course, Hamilton"--
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