Recreation without Humiliation: Black Leisure in the Twentieth-Century South

by Mary Stanton

Recreation without Humiliation is the first comprehensive study of Black amusement venues established by Black Americans for Black Americans. Mary Stanton's extensive research on African American amusement parks in America explores not only segregation, class, and social barriers but also the notion of the 'pursuit of happiness' as an inalienable right for all races and classes of people.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820367672
• ISBN13: 9780820367675
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"