Oxford University Press

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Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United StatesBold and original, The Power of Black Music offers a new way of listening to the        music of black America, and appreciating its profound contribution to all American        music. Striving to break down the barriers that remain between high art and low art,        it brilliantly...

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Set against the backdrop of the black struggle in society, Slow Fade to Black is        the definitive history of African-American accomplishment in film--both before and        behind the camera--from the earliest movies through World War II. As he records the        changing attitudes toward African-Americans both in Hollywood and the nation...