Images of Blacks in American Culture: A Reference Guide to Information Sources

by Jessie Carney Smith

The 10 essays here explore the images of blacks in historical contemporary American culture. Negative and stereotypical images of blacks have been deeply embedded in our art, music, literature, film, theater, and other forms of expression. On the other hand, as the preface states, black artists and others have also celebrated images of strength, beauty, and achievement.' Reflecting the complexity of the relationship between the races, these two...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313248443
• ISBN13: 9780313248443
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 407 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"