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.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012.
Series:American crossroads ; 32.
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Call Number: F 158.9 .N4 D45 2012
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