Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.
Contents
Old-fashioned manhood in a newfangled medium -- African American masculinity and the great debate : rescuing black masculinity from the success ethic -- "Horatio Alger doesn't work here any more" : the emergence of modern masculinity, 1915-1935 -- From the ground up : reclaiming the basis for Masculinity in African American magazines, 1910-1949 -- A pleasing personality wins the day : the cultural hegemony of modern masculinity.