The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia Volume 32 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Matthew F. DelmontSeries:American Crossroads #32Publish date:2012-02-22Pages:312
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520272088ISBN-10:520272080UPC:9780520272088Book Category:History, Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Civil Rights, Minority StudiesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCZ4Z4J4HW
The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia Volume 32
American Bandstand, one of the most popular television shows ever, broadcast from Philadelphia in the late fifties, a time when that city had become a battleground for civil rights. Counter to host Dick Clark's claims that he integrated American Bandstand, this book reveals how the first national television program directed at teens discriminated against black youth during its early years and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520272088ISBN-10:520272080UPC:9780520272088Book Category:History, Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Civil Rights, Minority StudiesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCZ4Z4J4HW
Matthew F. Delmont is Assistant Professor of American Studies at Scripps College.
Publisher: University of California Press
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