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3	Burnside	African American Studies- General
5	Burnside	Music- Blues and Rhythm and Blues
5	Burnside	Feminist Studies- General

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Blues Legacies and Black Feminism

by Angela Y. Davis

ISBN13: 9780679771265
ISBN10: 0679771263
Condition: Standard
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Davis provides the historical, social, and political contexts with which to reinterpret the performances and lyrics of many famous women blues singers as the articulation of a black, working-class feminist consciousness at odds with mainstream American culture.

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The author of "Women, Race and Class" suggests that "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday represent a black working-class, feminist ideology and historical consciousness. Davis' illuminating analysis of the songs performed by these artists provides readers with a compelling and transformative understanding of their musical and social contributions and of their relation to both the African-American community and American culture. of photos.

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: mpeterssss, March 4, 2007 (view all comments by mpeterssss)
Through her writing, Davis takes her readers on a journey through the life of some of the famous female blues singers. She included some of her philosophies about societies views towards females. It was a great book and females as well as males should read it. Females who have doubts about their leadership potential should read this book because it gives us females confidence in ourselves and our abilities.
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ISBN:: 9780679771265
Subtitle:: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Author:: Davis, Angela Y.
Author:: Davis, Angela Yvonne
Publisher:: Vintage Books USA
Subject:: Blues
Subject:: African American Studies
Subject:: Blues (music)
Subject:: Afro-American women
Subject:: Women's Studies - History
Subject:: Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
Subject:: Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General
Subject:: Genres & Styles - Blues
Subject:: Blues (Music) -- History and criticism.
Subject:: Holiday, Billie
Edition Description:: VINTAGE BOOKS
Publication Date:: January 1999
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
Pages:: 464
Dimensions:: 797x516x94 92

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