Black Camelot
Subtitle: African-American Culture Heroes in Their Times, 1960-1980
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: October 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780226847177
Subjects: Black studies; Popular culture; c 1960 to c 1970; c 1970 to c 1980; Social Science; History - General History; Sociology; USA; General; Social Science / African-American Studies; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General
First sentence: roes-how they mirror the folk soul, promise power to the weak, and inspire revolt against the mighty. We also will need to consider the possibility that just as the heroes of the ancient world served as a link between God and humankind, these stalwarts may be capable of serving as mediators between today's diverse, antagonistic, seemingly irreconcilable racially based interest groups.