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

"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...

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Auteur principal: Curtis, Susan, 1956-
Collectivité auteur: ebrary, Inc
Format: Électronique e-book
Langue:anglais
Publié: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
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Accès en ligne:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Résumé:"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.
Description matérielle:xiii, 290 p. : ill.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-283) and index.