Brown Sugar

by Donald Bogle

Book Overview

And we can't forget the others: Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Katherine Dunham, Hazel Scott, Marian Anderson, Dinah Washington, Pearl Bailey, Dorothy Dandridge, Leontyne Price, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Tina Tuner... Brown Sugar narrates the triumphant struggle of these women to make it in the entertainment undustry against overwhelming odds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306803801
• ISBN13: 9780306803802
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful treasury on Black American women!

I purchased this book during the mid-80's, in hardback. I still have the original edition. It remains one of my keepsakes along with my family photo album! Every black woman should have this book. Whenever you think you are having a hard time, this book shows each lady's up and down. The Black woman tries to distinguish herself and positively represent other Black Americans under the evil Hollywood eye of racism in the entertainment industry from the 1920's to present.This book really enlightened me about early performers such as Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Moms Mabley, Bessie Smith and many others. Thank you so much Donald Bogle for tackling a tough and inspiring subject with excellent journalism and research.