The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s

by Mary Helen Washington

Book Overview

Mary Helen Washington recovers the vital role of 1950s leftist politics in the works and lives of modern African American writers and artists. While most histories of McCarthyism focus on the devastation of the blacklist and the intersection of leftist politics and American culture, few include the activities of radical writers and artists from the Black Popular Front. Washington's work incorporates these black intellectuals back into our understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231152701
• ISBN13: 9780231152709
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher