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Black Camelot

Name: Black Camelot
Author: William L. Van Deburg
ISBN: 9780226847184

by William L. Van Deburg

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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 and historical contexts in which they flourished, and their powerful impact on the African-American community.

"Van Deburg manages the enviable feat of writing with flair within a standardized academic framework, covering politics, social issues and entertainment with equal aplomb."—Jonathan Pearl, Jazz Times

"[A] fascinating, thorough account of how African-American icons of the 1960s and '70s have changed the course of American history. . . . An in-depth, even-tempered analysis. . . . Van Deburg's witty, lively and always grounded style entertains while it instructs."—Publishers Weekly

About the Author, William L. Van Deburg

Prior to his retirement, William L. Van Deburg was the Evjue-Bascom Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His previous books include New Day in Babylon: The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975 and Black Camelot: African-American Culture Heroes in Their Times, 1960-1980, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Examines the rise of pop icons such as Muhammad Ali, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin in the wake of the Kennedy era, looking at the social and historical contexts in which they flourished and describing their powerful impact on the American scene. Their projection of values and beliefs of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements played a vital role in spreading the spirit of freedom to a broad audience both within and beyond the African-American community. Includes b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.