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Harlem Nights - The Secret History of Australia's Jazz Age (Paperback)
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Harlem Nights - The Secret History of Australia's Jazz Age (Paperback)
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The 1920s were a time of wonder and flux, when Australians sensed a
world growing smaller, turning faster-and, for some, skittering off
balance. American movies, music and dance brought together what
racial lines kept apart. A spirit of youthful rebellion collided
with the promise of racial perfectibility, stirring deep anxieties
in white nationalists and moral reformers. African-American jazz
represented the type of modernism that cosmopolitan Australians
craved-and the champions of White Australia feared.Enter Sonny
Clay's Colored Idea. Snuck in under the wire by an astute promoter,
the Harlem-style revue broke from the usual blackface minstrel
fare, delivering sophisticated, liberating rhythms. The story of
their Australian tour is a tale of conspiracy-a secret plan to kick
out and keep out 'undesirable' expressions of modernism, music and
race. From the wild jazz clubs of Prohibition-era LA to Indigenous
women discovering a new world of black resistance, this anatomy of
a scandal-fuelled frame-up brings into focus a vibrant cast of
characters from Australia's Jazz Age.
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