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Carte Stars for Freedom Emilie Raymond

Stars for Freedom

Hollywood, Black Celebrities, and the Civil Rights Movement

Autor: Emilie Raymond
Limbă: engleză
Legare: Copertă tare
Editura: University of Washington Press
Disponibilitate: În depozitul extern în cantități mici
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627.86 lei
From Oprah Winfrey to Angelina Jolie, George Clooney to Leonardo DiCaprio, Americans have come to ex...

Informații despre carte

Autor
Emilie Raymond
Limbă
engleză
Legare
Carte - Copertă tare
Publicat
2015
Pagini
352
EAN
9780295994802
ISBN
0295994800
Enbook ID
09256308
Editura
University of Washington Press
Greutate
630
Dimensiuni
163 x 240 x 31

Descriere completă

From Oprah Winfrey to Angelina Jolie, George Clooney to Leonardo DiCaprio, Americans have come to expect that Hollywood celebrities will be outspoken advocates for social and political causes. However, that wasn't always the case. As Emilie Raymond shows, during the civil rights movement the Stars for Freedom--a handful of celebrities both black and white--risked their careers by crusading for racial equality, and forged the role of celebrity in American political culture. Focusing on the "Leading Six" trailblazers--Harry Belafonte, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dick Gregory, and Sidney Poitier--Raymond reveals how they not only advanced the civil rights movement in front of the cameras, but also worked tirelessly behind the scenes, raising money for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legal defense, leading membership drives for the NAACP, and personally engaging with workaday activists to boost morale. Through meticulous research, engaging writing, and new interviews with key players, Raymond traces the careers of the Leading Six against the backdrop of the movement. Perhaps most revealing is the new light she sheds on Sammy Davis, Jr., exploring how his controversial public image allowed him to raise more money for the movement than any other celebrity. The result is an entertaining and informative book that will appeal to film buffs and civil rights historians alike, as well as to anyone interested in the rise of celebrity power in American society.

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