Colored memories : a biographer's quest for the elusive Lester A. Walton / Susan Curtis.

Author/creator Curtis, Susan, 1956-
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Walton, Lester A., 1882-1965.
African Americans--Biography.
African American journalists--New York (State). --New York. --Biography.
Theater critics--New York (State). --New York. --Biography.
African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Intellectual life. --20th century.
African Americans--Race identity. --Case studies.
Memory--Social aspects. --United States. --Case studies.
Biography--Research. --United States. --Case studies.
New York (N.Y.)--Intellectual life. --20th century.
United States--Race relations. --Case studies.

Abstract "Explores the life of African American Lester A. Walton whose illustrious career spanned the first six decades of the twentieth century but who is now forgotten. Curtis explores the failure of collective memory and America's obsession with race as she explains how she discovered Walton and his place in history"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-283) and index.
LCCN 2008006204
ISBN9780826217868 (alk. paper)
ISBN0826217869 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E 185.97.W1344 C87 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold