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Author Talty, Stephan.

Title Mulatto America : At the Crossroads of Black and White Culture : A Social History / Stephan Talty.

Publication Info. New York : HarperCollins, [2003]
©2003

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Location Call No. Status
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  305.896 TAL    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.896 T152M    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-251) and index.
Contents The lost history of the white slave -- Hush harbor: slaves and the Christian revivals -- The Mulatto flag: interracial love in Antebellum America -- Interregnum: the Civil War -- Memorizing Shakespeare: the Black elite -- Cry at the birth: Jazz and the world it created -- Vicarious lives: the Black firsts -- Lost and looking: Sam Cooke and the miracle of Black pop -- Everywhere: the 60's -- Street legal: the 70's -- The death of coercion.
Summary Traces the origins of interracial relationships, discussing the rebels throughout history who broke the racial barriers despite the harsh consequences and offering a new perspective on integration and American identity.
Subject United States -- Race relations.
White people -- United States -- Attitudes -- History.
African Americans -- Attitudes -- History.
White people -- United States -- Race identity.
African Americans -- Race identity.
Interpersonal relations and culture -- United States -- History.
Popular culture -- United States -- History.
United States -- Civilization -- African American influences.
Intercultural communication -- United States -- History.
Miscegenation -- United States -- History.
ISBN 0060185171 (acid-free paper)
9780060185176 (acid-free paper)
0060959746
9780060959746
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