{"product_id":"its-been-beautiful-gayle-wald-9780822358374","title":"It's Been Beautiful: Soul! and Black Power Television","description":"\u003ci\u003eSoul \u003c\/i\u003e was where Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind \u0026amp; Fire got funky, where Toni Morrison read from her debut novel, where James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni discussed gender and power, and where Amiri Baraka and Stokely Carmichael enjoyed a sympathetic forum for their radical politics. Broadcast on public television between 1968 and 1973, Soul , helmed by pioneering producer and frequent host Ellis Haizlip, connected an array of black performers and public figures with a black viewing audience. In \u003ci\u003eIt's Been Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, Gayle Wald tells the story of \u003ci\u003eSoul \u003c\/i\u003e, casting this influential but overlooked program as a bold and innovative use of television to represent and critically explore black identity, culture, and feeling during a transitional period in the black freedom struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gayle Wald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822358379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822358374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 6.43w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015","brand":"Gayle Wald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46070245196031,"sku":"9780822358374","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f834c039-046a-4c1f-8a0b-035894756a63.jpg?v=1724242689","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/its-been-beautiful-gayle-wald-9780822358374","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}