Media, Culture and the Modern African American Freedom Struggle

A dazzling array of essays that vastly expand our understanding of the role of the media and popular culture in the politics of race. From Andy Griffith to Amiri Baraka, from Leadbelly's blues to Sweet Sweetback's Baaadassss Song,"" this is a brilliant and irreplaceable collection."" - Timothy B. Tyson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power