Presents a biographical fiction based upon the life of Bert Williams, who, after years of struggling on the stage, donned blackface makeup and became the most famous African-American entertainer of the early 1900s, and describes the effects of this "impersonation" to his own life and to the lives of his family.
A continuation of her autobiography by the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "Gather Together In my Name." Tells of her marriage and her theatrical career.
Demonstrating the various contributions of Black Americans to our nation's growth, this book profiles African Americans whose roles as performers helped change American society.
A continuation of her autobiography by the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "Gather Together In my Name." Tells of her marriage and her theatrical career.
Portraits of eighteen representative black entertainers in the fields of concert music, opera, dance, radio, television, recordings, films, and theater.
Chronicles the life of Josephine Baker, who became a cabaret star in the 1920s and went on to serve as an undercover agent in the Second World War and a promoter of racial equality.
