by Frank Marshall Davis ; edited with an introduction by John Edgar Tidwell.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Jackson :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University Press of Mississippi,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xxxiii, 221 pages) :
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portrait
GENERAL NOTES
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A collection of the author's writings on race relations, music, literature, etc.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Acknowledgments; The Subversive Vision of Frank Marshall Davis: An Introduction; A Note on the Text; A HISTORY OF BLUES AND ALL THAT JAZZ; AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AT MID-CENTURY; PASSING PARADE AS POLITICAL CRITIQUE; DEMOCRACY, HAWAIIAN STYLE; Glossary; Index
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Frank Marshall Davis (1905-1987) was a central figure in the black press, working as reporter and editor for the Atlanta World, the Associated Negro Press, the Chicago Star, and the Honolulu Record . Writings of Frank Marshall Davis presents a selection of Davis's nonfiction, providing an unprecedented insight into one journalist's ability to reset the terms of public conversation and frame the news to open up debate among African Americans and all Americans. During the middle of the twentieth century, Davis set forth a radical vision that challenged the status quo. His commentary on race r.
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22573/ctt2kjn44
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Title
Writings of Frank Marshall Davis.
International Standard Book Number
9781578069217
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Davis, Frank Marshall,1905-1987.
Davis, Frank Marshall,1905-1987.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
American literature-- 20th century.
American literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- African American Studies.