Porgy and Bess a symphonic picture for orchestra ; and American in Paris / by Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

“…Porgy and Bess,…”

Romancing the Gullah in the age of Porgy and Bess / by Hamilton, Kendra Y.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter Five: What Miss Ann Saw : The Imperial Eyes of Charleston Renaissance Painting -- Chapter Six: All God's Chillen Got Traveling Shoes: Modern Subjects, Florida Roots, Diasporic Routes -- Chapter Seven: Plenty o' Nothin: Spectacular Blackness and Global Miscegenation in Porgy and Bess -- Afterword: South of Tomorrow -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index…”
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An American in Paris A symphonic picture of Porgy and Bess / by Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

“…Porgy and Bess.…”

Stars for freedom : Hollywood, Black celebrities, and the civil rights movement / by Raymond, Emilie, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Cleaning up Catfish Row: Black celebrity and the making of Porgy and Bess -- Sammy Davis, Jr.: daring, deferential, and "money" -- Harry Belafonte and the northern liberal network -- The arts group and the March on Washington -- Dick Gregory and celebrity grassroots activism -- Stars for Selma -- Celebrities and Black power.…”

Stars for freedom : Hollywood, Black celebrities, and the civil rights movement / by Raymond, Emilie, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Cleaning up Catfish Row: Black celebrity and the making of Porgy and Bess -- Sammy Davis, Jr.: daring, deferential, and "money" -- Harry Belafonte and the northern liberal network -- The arts group and the March on Washington -- Dick Gregory and celebrity grassroots activism -- Stars for Selma -- Celebrities and Black power.…”
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Dancing in the dark : a cultural history of the Great Depression / by Dickstein, Morris

Table of Contents: “…The populist turn : Copland and the popular front ; Who cares? : the world of Porgy and Bess ; The People vs. Frank Capra : populism against itself ; Shakespeare in overalls : an American troubadour ; Gender trouble : exposing the intellectuals ; Conclusion : the work of culture in Depression America.…”