The nicest kids in town : American bandstand, rock 'n' roll, and the struggle for civil rights in 1950s Philadelphia /

The nicest kids in town : American bandstand, rock 'n' roll, and the struggle for civil rights in 1950s Philadelphia /

Counter to host Dick Clark's claims that he integrated American Bandstand, this book reveals how the first national television program directed at teens discriminated against black youth during its early years and how black teens and civil rights advocates protested this discrimination. The aut...

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Main Author: Delmont, Matthew F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2012]
Series:American crossroads ; 32.
Subjects:
American Bandstand (Television program)
1900-1999
African Americans > Civil rights > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Segregation > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Minorities on television.
Noirs américains > Droits > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ségrégation > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Minorités à la télévision.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Civil rights movements.
Race relations.
Segregation.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
History.
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Call Number: F 158.9 .N4 D45 2012
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