A Critical History of Soul Train on Television

by Christopher P. Lehman

As a wildly popular local dance show, Soul Train provided a venue for Chicago's soul singers and political activists and gave African American teenagers their first significant chance to see and identify with their peers on television. The subsequent national series garnered even more popularity, establishing producer and host Don Cornelius as one of the most successful pioneers of African American television production. This work discusses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786436697
• ISBN13: 9780786436699
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher