Writings of Frank Marshall Davis: A Voice of the Black Press - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604733845 ISBN 13: 9781604733846

Verlag: University Press of Mississippi, 2009

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Writings of Frank Marshall Davis: A Voice of the Black Press edited by John Edgar Tidwell Frank Marshall Davis (1905-1987) was a central figure in the black press, working as reporter and editor for the Atlanta World, the Associated Negro Press, the Chicago Star, and the Honolulu Record. Writings of Frank Marshall Davis presents a selection of Davis's nonfiction, providing an unprecedented insight into one journalist's ability to reset the terms of public conversation and frame the news to open up debate among African Americans and all Americans. During the middle of the twentieth century, Davis set forth a radical vision that challenged the status quo. His commentary on race relations, music, literature, and American culture was precise, impassioned, and engaged. At the height of World War II, Davis boldly questioned the nature of America's potential postwar relations and what they meant for African Americans and the nation. His work frequently challenged the usefulness of race as a social construct, and he eventually disavowed the idea of race altogether. Throughout his career, he championed the struggles of African Americans for equal rights and laboring people seeking fair wages and other benefits. Writings of Frank Marshall Davis reveals a writer in touch with the most salient issues defining his era and his desire to insert them into the public sphere. John Edgar Tidwell provides an introduction and contextual notes on each major subject area Davis explored. John Edgar Tidwell is an associate professor of English at the University of Kansas.

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Columns and news pieces from a great American journalist

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• Verlag: University Press of Mississippi
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1604733845
• ISBN 13: 9781604733846
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 258
• Herausgeber: Tidwell John Edgar