The Regal Theater and black culture

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Where to find it

Davis Library (7th floor)

Call Number
PN2277.C42 R44 2006
Status
Available

Stone Center Library

Call Number
PN2277.C42 R44 2006 c. 2
Status
Available

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Summary

Chronicling over forty years of changes in African-American popular culture, the Regal Theatre (1928-1968) was the largest movie-stage-show venue ever constructed for a Black community. Semmes reveals the political, economic and business realities of cultural production and the institutional inequalities that circumscribed Black life.

Contents

  • Acknowledgments p. v
  • Introduction: The Regal Theater and Black Culture p. 1
  • 1 The Opening: Separate but Equal p. 15
  • 2 The Depression Years: Privilege in the Marketplace and Black Stewardship p. 43
  • 3 The End of Monopoly and the End of Swing p. 93
  • 4 The Decline of Commercial Segregation and the Transition to Independence p. 135
  • 5 Rebirth, Black Ownership, and the Closing of the Palace p. 171
  • 6 Retrospect and Lessons Learned p. 215
  • Notes p. 227
  • Bibliography p. 263
  • Index p. 271

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