Title: Colored memories
First published: 2008
Description: "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.
Subjects: African American journalists, African Americans, Biography, Case studies, Intellectual life, Memory, Race identity, Race relations, Research, Social aspects, Social aspects of Memory, Theater critics, African americans, biography, African americans, new york (state), new york, African americans, intellectual life, African americans, race identity, New york (n.y.), intellectual life, United states, race relations
Places: New York, New York (N.Y.), New York (State), United States
People: Lester A. Walton (1882-1965)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: E185.97.W1344 C87 2008