Pekin, the: the rise and fall of chicago's first black-owned theater
Auteur :
Bauman, Thomas
Éditeur :
University of Illinois Press
ISBN :
9780252038365
Date de publication :
25 avr. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
567 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Focusing on institutional history, this book explores the Pekin Theater's philosophy of hiring only African American staff, its embrace of multi-racial upper class audiences, and its ready assumption of roles as diverse as community center, social club, and fundraising instrument.