The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed “Stretch” because of his height (6’5′), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Johnson’s long-awaited memoir traces his path from firstborn of a multiclass/multiethnic” family in New Jersey to dancer in Harlem’s Cotton Club to communist youth leader and, later, professor of Black studies. A Dancer in the Revolution ...
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Howard Eugene Johnson (Author)
Howard “Stretch” Eugene Johnson (1915–2000) was a former Communist Party leader, Cotton Club dancer, World War II veteran, and acade...
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Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 216 ● ISBN 9780823256563 ● Dateigröße 2.7 MB ● Verlag Fordham University Press ● Ort New York ● Land US ● Erscheinungsjahr 2014 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 4850545 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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