Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
Several authors have examined the "rise and fall" of "West Coast jazz" in the 1940s and 1950s, and a number of scholars have studied black politics in Los Angeles. In this fascinating and important new book, however, historian Daniel Widener draws attention to many lesser-known writers, musicians, visual artists, and filmmakers who constituted the Black Arts Movement in southern California. Widener argues that these artists and their movement occupied a central role in the African American freedom struggle.
Publication Title
California History
Volume
89
Issue
1 (Railroaded)
First Page
75
Required Publisher's Statement
Published as Leonard, K. A. (2011). Black Arts West: Culture and Struggle in Postwar Los Angeles, by Daniel Widener. California History, 89(1), 75 © 2011 by the Regents of the University of California/Sponsoring Society or Association.
Recommended Citation
Leonard, Kevin Allen, "Review of: Black Arts West: Culture and Struggle in Postwar Los Angeles, by Daniel Widener" (2011). History Faculty and Staff Publications. 57.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/history_facpubs/57
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
African American arts--Political aspects--California-Los Angeles--History--20th century; African American artists--Political activity--California-Los Angeles--History--20th century
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
Widener, Daniel. Black arts West
Geographic Coverage
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Genre/Form
reviews (documents)
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
