{"product_id":"black-bostonians-and-the-politics-lorraine-elena-roses-9781625342423","title":"Black Bostonians and the Politics of Culture, 1920-1940","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1920s and 1930s Boston became a rich and distinctive site of African American artistic production, unfolding at the same time as the Harlem Renaissance and encompassing literature, theater, music, and visual art. Owing to the ephemeral nature of much of this work, many of the era's primary sources have been lost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Lorraine Elena Roses employs archival sources and personal interviews to recover this artistic output, examining the work of celebrated figures such as Dorothy West, Helene Johnson, Meta Warrick Fuller, and Allan Rohan Crite, as well as lesser-known artists including Eugene Gordon, Ralf Coleman, Gertrude \"Toki\" Schalk, and Alvira Hazzard. \u003ci\u003eBlack Bostonians and the Politics of Culture, 1920-1940 \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how this creative community militated against the color line not solely through powerful acts of civil disobedience but also by way of a strong repertoire of artistic projects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorraine Elena Roses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162534242X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625342423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Lorraine Elena Roses","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447960154367,"sku":"9781625342423","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dcbfe83-75bc-4b30-8018-639cabb35bd2.jpg?v=1777235969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-bostonians-and-the-politics-lorraine-elena-roses-9781625342423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}