Race, nation, & empire in American history /

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How it feels to be free : black women entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement / by Feldstein, Ruth, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…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": Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, and the promise of integration in popular culture -- "So beautiful in those rags": Cicely Tyson, popular culture, and African American history in the 1970s.…”

Dream big, little one / by Harrison, Vashti

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Mae Jemison -- Bessie Coleman -- Katherine Johnson -- Josephine Baker -- Shirley Chisholm -- Maya Angelou -- Wilma Rudolph -- Raven Wilkinson -- Florence Joyner -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Nina Simone -- Oprah Winfrey -- Gwen Ifill -- Nichelle Nichols -- Alma Woodsey Thomas -- Augusta Savage -- Octavia E. …”

White Negroes : when cornrows were in vogue ... and other thoughts on cultural appropriation / by Jackson, Lauren Michele, 1991-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Appropriation and American mythmaking -- The pop star : swinging and singing -- The cover girl : blackness, groundbreaking -- The artist : a dead boy made art -- The hipster : the new white Negro -- The meme : Kermit the Frog meets Nina Simone -- The viral star : opposite from stardom -- The chef : America's whiteface mammy -- The entrepreneur : a bit free -- The activist : the time for anger -- Conclusion: Business as usual.…”

How it feels to be free : black women entertainers and the civil rights movement / by Feldstein, Ruth, 1965-

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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Little leaders : bold women in Black history / by Harrison, Vashti

Table of Contents: “…Wells -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Alma Woodsey Thomas -- Alice Ball -- Bessie Coleman -- Augusta Savage -- Marian Anderson -- Josephine Baker -- Mahalia Jackson -- Rosa Parks -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Mamie Phipps Clark -- Katherine Johnson -- Shirley Chisholm -- Althea Gibson -- Maya Angelou -- Nichelle Nichols -- Nina Simone -- Audre Lorde -- Raven Wilkinson -- Wilma Rudolph -- Marcelite Harris -- Angela Davis -- Octavia E. …”

My diva 65 gay men on the women who inspire them /

Table of Contents: “…Stoddart -- Anna Moffo : her funeral / Wayne Koestenbaum -- Nina Simone : I got it bad for bangles and diamonds / Regie Cabico -- Julie Andrews : my first Maria / Mark Wunderlich -- Tina Turner : Tina and I / Jim Elledge -- Karen Black : diva of the deranged / Michael Schiavi. …”
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