Colored memories : a biographer's quest for the elusive Lester A. Walton /
Curtis, Susan,1956-
Columbia, Mo. ; London : University of Missouri Press,
c2008.
"Explores the life of African American Lester A. Walton whose illustrious career spanned the first six decades of the twentieth century but who is now forgotten. Curtis explores the failure of collective memory and America's obsession with race as she explains how she discovered Walton and his place in history"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-283) and index.
"Explores the life of African American Lester A. Walton whose illustrious career spanned the first six decades of the twentieth century but who is now forgotten. Curtis explores the failure of collective memory and America's obsession with race as she explains how she discovered Walton and his place in history"--Provided by publisher.
Walton, Lester A., 1882-1965.
African Americans
African American journalists
Theater critics
African Americans
African Americans
Memory
Biography