Voice Over The Making of Black Radio

Name: Voice Over The Making of Black Radio
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ISBN: 9781566396677

ISBN-10: 1566396670

ISBN-13: 9781566396677

Edition: 1998

Authors: William Barlow

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Here, the author explores the landscape of black radio, examining how many broadcasters became celebrities and respected influential community leaders, and the role this grassroots activism played in the African American civil rights movement.

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 12/18/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 334
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Shifting Voices



"I'se Regusted": Blackface Radio



From the Jazz Age to Jim Crow



The Controversial Phenomenon of Amos 'n' Andy



"New World a-Coming": Black Pride Radio



Brown Bombers and Black Radio Pioneers



"Destination Freedom"



"Rappin' the Mike": Black Appeal Radio



Buying Time and Making Rhyme



The Rise of Black Appeal Radio



Spin Doctors of the Postwar Era



"Rockin' the Pot": Black Counterfeit Radio



The White DJ Crossover Crusade



The Rock-and-Roll Rebels



"Burn Baby Burn": Black Power Radio



"A Change Is Gonna Come"



Microphones in the Riot Zones



The FM Frontier



"Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss": Black-Owned Radio



Bridging the Ownership Gap



Entrepreneurs with Attitude



Blackgrounding Public Radio


Afterword: Talking Drums


Notes


Index