Black Camelot: African-American Culture Heroes in Their Times, 1960-1980

by William L. Van DeBurg

Book Overview

In the wake of the Kennedy era, a new kind of ethnic hero emerged within African-American popular culture. Uniquely suited to the times, burgeoning pop icons projected the values and beliefs of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and reflected both the possibility and the actuality of a rapidly changing American landscape.

In Black Camelot, William Van Deburg examines the dynamic rise of these new black champions, the social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226847179
• ISBN13: 9780226847177
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"