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The nicest kids in town: American bandstand, rock 'n' roll, and the struggle for civil rights in 1950s Philadelphia

2012; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 50; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.50-0467

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

Matthew F. Delmont,

Tópico(s)

American Political and Social Dynamics

Resumo

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Making Philadelphia Safe for WFIL-adelphia Television, Housing, and Defensive Localism in Bandstand's Backyard 2. They Shall Be Heard Local Television as a Civil Rights Battleground 3. The de Facto Dilemma Fighting Segregation in Philadelphia Public Schools 4. From Little Rock to Philadelphia Making de Facto School Segregation a Media Issue 5. The Rise of Rock and Roll in Philadelphia Georgie Woods, Mitch Thomas, and Dick Clark 6. They'll Be Rockin' on Bandstand, in Philadelphia, P.A. Imagining National Youth Culture on American Bandstand 7. Remembering American Bandstand, Forgetting Segregation 8. Still Boppin' on Bandstand American Dreams, Hairspray, and American Bandstand in the 2000s Conclusion Everybody Knows about American Bandstand Notes Index

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