Based on analysis of nearly 600 cases, this volume offers a full appraisal of the complex character of lynching. An original aspect of this work... Læs mere
Explains how jazz was shaped by urbanization, the 'great migration' of southern blacks northward, and the 'jazz image' - dress code, jargon, and use of drugs. This book places jazz in its rich social context.
The complete story of the origins and evolution of the black American blues tradition, drawing extensively on oral history interviews.
Presents the who, what, where, and when of rockabilly music
Explores a lost world of women's dominance.