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This mesmerizing companion book to the award-winning film, The
Butler traces the Civil Rights Movement and explores crucial
moments of twentieth century American history through the eyes of
Eugene Allen-a White House butler who served eight presidents over
the course of thirty-four years. During the presidencies of Harry
Truman to Ronald Reagan, Eugene Allen was a butler in the most
famous of residences: the White House. An African American who came
of age during the era of Jim Crow, Allen served tea and supervised
buffets while also witnessing some of the most momentous decisions
made during the second half of the twentieth century, including
Lyndon B. Johnson's work during the Civil Rights Movement and
Ronald Reagan getting tough on apartheid. But even as Allen
witnessed the Civil Rights legislation develop, his family,
friends, and neighbors were still contending with Jim Crow America.
Timely, "poignant and powerful" (Kirkus Reviews) The Butler also
explores Eugene Allen and his family's background along with the
history of African Americans in Hollywood and also features a
foreword by the film's director Lee Daniels.
It illuminates multiple facets of the era the lives of its people,
the art, the literature, the music, and the social history through
paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, and contemporary
documents and ephemera. The lushly illustrated chronicle includes
work by cherished artists such as Romare Bearden, Allan Rohan
Crite, Palmer Hayden, William Johnson, Jacob Lawrence, Archibald
Motley, and James Van Der Zee. The project is the culmination of
decades of reflection, research, and scholarship by Wil Haygood,
acclaimed biographer and preeminent historian on Harlem and its
cultural roots. In thematic chapters, the author captures the range
and breadth of the Harlem Reniassance, a sweeping movement which
saw an astonishing array of black writers and artists and musicians
gather over a period of a few intense years, expanding far beyond
its roots in Harlem to unleashing a myriad of talents upon the
nation. The book is published in conjunction with a major
exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art.
Before Barack Obama, Colin Powell, and Martin Luther King, Jr.,
there was Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. -- the most celebrated and
controversial black politician of his generation. An astute
businessman known as "Mr. Civil Rights," he represented Harlem for
twenty-four years in the House of Representatives. He was a man of
the cloth and a civil rights leader, but Powell's reputation for
flamboyance, arrogance, and womanizing made him his own worst
enemy. In this towering and definitive biography, acclaimed
journalist Wil Haygood paints a vivid portrait of one of black
America's most memorable dignitaries.
Sugar Ray Robinson was one of the most iconic figures in sports and
possibly the greatest boxer of all time. His legendary career
spanned nearly 26 years, including his titles as the middleweight
and welterweight champion of the world and close to 200
professional bouts. This illuminating biography grounds the
spectacular story of Robinson's rise to greatness within the
context of the fighter's life and times. Born Walker Smith Jr. in
1921, Robinson's early childhood was marked by the seething racial
tensions and explosive race riots that infected the Midwest
throughout the 1920s and 1930s. After his mother moved their family
to Harlem, he came of age in the post-Renaissance years. Recounting
his local and national fame, this deeply researched and honest
account depicts Robinson as an eccentric and glamorous--yet
powerful and controversial--celebrity, athlete, and cultural
symbol. From Robinson's gruesome six-bout war with Jake "Raging
Bull" LaMotta and his lethal meeting with Jimmy Doyle to his Harlem
nightclub years and thwarted showbiz dreams, Haygood brings the
champion's story to life.
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