Stars for Freedom : Hollywood, Black Celebrities, and the Civil Rights Movement.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (345 pages)
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Cleaning Up Catfish Row: Black Celebrity and the Making of Porgy and Bess -- Two. Sammy Davis, Jr.: Daring, Deferential, and "Money" -- Three. Harry Belafonte and the Northern Liberal Network -- Four. The Arts Group and the March on Washington -- Five. Dick Gregory and Celebrity Grassroots Activism -- Six. Stars for Selma -- Seven. Celebrities and Black Power -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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African American political activists -- History -- 20th century. African American entertainers -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century. Politics and culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century. African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century. United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.