Art and Activism by Jack Marchbanks PAPERBACK 9780821426876

Ohio University Press

Art and ActivismJazz Artists and Writers in the Civil Rights Vanguard\nAuthor(s): Jack Marchbanks\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Ohio University Press, United States\nImprint: Ohio University Press\nISBN-13: 9780821426876, 978-0821426876\nSynopsis\nExplore how jazz legends and literary icons united art and activism, shaping the civil rights movement and transforming American culture during the pivotal period between 1955 and 1965.\n\nArt and Activism explores the powerful, symbiotic relationships among artists such as Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, and Lena Horne and their literary counterparts-Lorraine Hansberry, Maya Angelou, and Langston Hughes. These creative figures positioned themselves as cultural thought leaders within the evolving civil rights movement. While the Jim Crow South was the movements operational front, Jack Marchbanks argues that New York Citys intellectual, cultural, and fundraising communities functioned as its strategic command center.\n\nReaders who admire jazz .