Description |
xiv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-317) and index. |
Contents |
"I'se regusted": blackface radio. From the Jazz Age to Jim Crow -- The controversial phenomenon of Amos 'n' Andy -- "New world a-coming": Black pride radio. Brown bombers and Black radio pioneers -- "Destination freedom" -- "Rappin' the mike": Black appeal radio. Buying time and making rhyme -- The rise of Black appeal radio -- Spin doctors of the postwar era -- "Rockin' the pot": Black counterfeit radio. The White DJ crossover crusade -- The rock-and-roll rebels -- "Burn baby burn": Black power radio. "A change is gonna come" -- Microphones in the riot zones -- The FM frontier -- "Payin' the cost to be the boss": Black-owned radio. Bridging the ownership gap -- Entrepreneurs with attitude -- Blackgrounding public radio. |
Subject |
African Americans in radio broadcasting.
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African Americans in radio broadcasting. |
ISBN |
1566396670 paperback alkaline paper |
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1566396662 alkaline paper |
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