Stars for Freedom: Hollywood, Black Celebrities, and the Civil Rights Movement (Capell Family Books) 's legal defense, leading membership drives for the NAACP, and personally engaging with workaday activists to boost morale. As Emilie Raymond shows, during the civil rights movement the Stars for Free
| Title | : | Stars for Freedom: Hollywood, Black Celebrities, and the Civil Rights Movement (Capell Family Books) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.98 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0295994800 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-31 |
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Editorial : A welcome addition to growing literature that stresses the heterogeneity of civil rights protest in the postwar era. Raymond's study provides both insight and avenues for further scholarly discussion and exploration Highly entertaining and readable.--Mark Walmsley"H-1960s" (01/01/2016)
Emilie Raymond approaches this subject through a comprehensive survey of six black activist Hollywood celebrities and their contributions to racial equality. Tracing the often uneasy relationship of Hollywood with black identity and culture from the 1940s to the present, "Stars for Freedom" also lays a thorough foundation between film and American racial politics today.--Sarah Jilani"Times Literary Supplement" (01/01/2016)
A welcome addition to growing literature that stresses the heterogeneity of civil rights protest in the postwar era. Raymond's study provides both insight and avenues for further scholarly discussion and exploration Highly entertaining and readable.
--Mar
From Oprah Winfrey to Angelina Jolie, George Clooney to Leonardo DiCaprio, Americans have come to expect that Hollywood celebrities will be outspoken advocates for social and political causes. However, that wasn't always the case. As Emilie Raymond shows, during the civil rights movement the Stars for Freedoma handful of celebrities both black and whiterisked their careers by crusading for racial equality, and forged the role of celebrity in American political culture.Focusing on the "Leading Six" trailblazersHarry Belafonte, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dick Gregory, and Sidney PoitierRaymond reveals how they not only advanced the civil rights movement in front of the cameras, but also worked tirelessly behind the scenes, raising money for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legal defense, leading membership drives for the NAACP, and personally engaging with workaday activists to boost morale.Through meticulous research, engaging writing, and new interviews with key players, Raymond
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