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Art and Activism: Jazz Artists and Writers in the Civil Rights Vanguard

Art and Activism: Jazz Artists and Writers in the Civil Rights Vanguard - Paperback

by Jack Marchbanks
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jack MarchbanksPublish date:4/14/2026Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ohio University PressISBN-13:9780821426876ISBN-10:821426877UPC:9780821426876Book Category:History, Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Civil Rights, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:20th Century, AmericanSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC16Z5KJ4S

Explore how jazz legends and literary icons united art and activism, shaping the civil rights movement and transforming American culture during the pivotal period between 1955 and 1965.

Art and Activism explores the powerful, symbiotic relationships among artists such as Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, and Lena Horne and their literary counterparts--Lorraine Hansberry, Maya Angelou, and Langston...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Ohio University PressISBN-13:9780821426876ISBN-10:821426877UPC:9780821426876Book Category:History, Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Civil Rights, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:20th Century, AmericanSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC16Z5KJ4S

Jack Marchbanks is a professional historian, lecturer, and longtime host of Jazz Sunday, a weekly three-hour radio program on 90.5 FM WCBE in Columbus, Ohio. He has written, narrated, and produced nationally broadcast public radio documentaries, including features on Sam Cooke and his hometown funk heroes, the Ohio Players.


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