Nicest Kids in Town American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia

Name: Nicest Kids in Town American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia
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ISBN: 9780520272088

ISBN-10: 0520272080

ISBN-13: 9780520272088

Edition: 2012

Authors: Matthew F. Delmont

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American Bandstand,one of the most popular television shows ever, broadcast from Philadelphia in the late fifties, a time when that city had become a battleground for civil rights. Counter to host Dick Clark's claims that he integratedAmerican Bandstand,this book reveals how the first national television program directed at teens discriminated against black youth during its early years and how black teens and civil rights advocates protested this discrimination. Matthew F. Delmont brings together major themes in American history--civil rights, rock and roll, television, and the emergence of a youth culture--as he tells how white families aroundAmerican Bandstand'sstudio mobilized to…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 2/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.902

Matthew F. Delmontis Assistant Professor of American Studies at Scripps College.



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Making Philadelphia Safe for "WFIL-adelphia"


Television, Housing, and Defensive Localism in Bandstand's Backyard



They Shall Be Heard


Local Television as a Civil Rights Battleground



The de Facto Dilemma


Fighting Segregation in Philadelphia Public Schools



From Little Rock to Philadelphia


Making de Facto School Segregation a Media Issue



The Rise of Rock and Roll in Philadelphia


Georgie Woods, Mitch Thomas, Dick Clark



"They'll Be Rockin' on Bandstand, in Philadelphia, P.A."


Imagining National Youth Culture on American Bandstand



Remembering American Bandstand, Forgetting Segregation



Still Boppin' on Bandstand


American Dreams, Hairspray, and American Bandstand in the 2000s


Conclusion


Everybody Knows about American Bandstand


Notes


Index