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No surrender! No retreat! : African American pioneer performers of twentieth-century American theater
Gill, Glenda Eloise1st ed. - New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.No Surrender! No Retreat! examines the careers of fifteen pioneer performers and their triumphs over herculean obstacles. It is a look back over the 20th century and documents personal histories of staggering achievement in spite of institutional racism, gender oppression, and classism. Twenty-four years in the making, No Surrender! No Retreat! is an indispensable work on African Americans in the performing arts, examining well-known performers, such as James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Pearl Bailey. Rare archival material and a number of personal interviews enrich this tome. Glenda E. Gill's work is a moving and sometimes tragic account of the lives and careers of some of America's most outstanding African American pioneers in theater.
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Brown sugar : eighty years of America's black female superstars
Bogle, DonaldNew York : Harmony Books, c1980. -
Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson : his own story
Jackson, Eugene W., 1916-2001Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1999.
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