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Popular fronts, Chicago and African-American cultural politics, 1935-46, Bill V. Mullen

Label
Popular fronts, Chicago and African-American cultural politics, 1935-46, Bill V. Mullen
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.governmentPublication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Popular fronts
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
907621541
Responsibility statement
Bill V. Mullen
Sub title
Chicago and African-American cultural politics, 1935-46
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- Chicago and the politics of reputation: Richard Wright's long black shadow -- Turning white space into black space: The Chicago defender and the creation of the cultural front -- Artists in uniform: the south side community art center and the defense of culture -- Workers-writers in Bronzeville: negro story and the African-American "little" magazine -- Genre politics/cultural politics: the short story and the new black fiction market -- Engendering the cultural front: Gwendolyn Brooks, black women, and class struggle in poetry -- American daughters, fifth columns, and lonely crusades: purge, emigration, and exile in Chicago -- Postscript: Bronzeville today
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