Love On Trial An American Scandal In Black And White
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Love On Trial An American Scandal In Black And White
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Author : Heidi Ardizzone
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2002-05-17
Love On Trial An American Scandal In Black And White written by Heidi Ardizzone and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-17 with History categories.
"Too important to be ignored....A fascinating look at America's obsession with race, pride, and privilege."—Essence When Alice Jones, a former nanny, married Leonard Rhinelander in 1924, she became the first black woman to be listed in the Social Register as a member of one of New York's wealthiest families. Once news of the marriage became public, a scandal of race, class, and sex gripped the nation—and forced the couple into an annulment trial. "A compelling read."—Boston Globe "This is a great story....Earl Lewis and Heidi Ardizzone tell it very well."—Chicago Tribune
Love In Black And White
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Author : William S. Cohen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Love In Black And White written by William S. Cohen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Most Americans regard the World War II period as belonging to the greatest generation, but it was also a time when religious intolerance and racial violence flourished. It is within this world that this compelling memoir is set. Against impossible odds, Bill would be elected to serve his country as a U.S. Congressman and Senator, and Janet would become a prominent television personality, activist, and highly respected businesswoman and author. This powerful book is one of inspiration, hope and ultimately the redemption of America's soul.
An Illuminated Life Belle Da Costa Greene S Journey From Prejudice To Privilege
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Author : Heidi Ardizzone
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2007-06-17
An Illuminated Life Belle Da Costa Greene S Journey From Prejudice To Privilege written by Heidi Ardizzone and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The secret life of the sensational woman behind the Morgan masterpieces, who lit up New York society. What would you give up to achieve your dream? When J. P. Morgan hired Belle da Costa Greene in 1905 to organize his rare book and manuscript collection, she had only her personality and a few years of experience to recommend her. Ten years later, she had shaped the famous Pierpont Morgan Library collection and was a proto-celebrity in New York and the art world, renowned for her self-made expertise, her acerbic wit, and her flirtatious relationships. Born to a family of free people of color, Greene changed her name and invented a Portuguese grandmother to enter white society. In her new world, she dined both at the tables of the highest society and with bohemian artists and activists. She also engaged in a decades-long affair with art critic Bernard Berenson. Greene is pure fascination—the buyer of illuminated manuscripts who attracted others to her like moths to a flame.
Race Mixing
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Author : Renee C. Romano
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2003
Race Mixing written by Renee C. Romano and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Family & Relationships categories.
Marriage between blacks and whites is a longstanding and deeply ingrained taboo in American culture. On the eve of World War II, mixed-race marriage was illegal in most states. Yet, sixty years later, black-white marriage is no longer illegal or a divisive political issue, and the number of such couples and their mixed-race children has risen dramatically. Renee Romano explains how and why such marriages have gained acceptance, and what this tells us about race relations in contemporary America. The history of interracial marriage helps us understand the extent to which America has overcome its racist past, and how much further we must go to achieve meaningful racial equality.
Mary Astor S Purple Diary The Great American Sex Scandal Of 1936
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Author : Edward Sorel
language : en
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Release Date : 2016-10-04
Mary Astor S Purple Diary The Great American Sex Scandal Of 1936 written by Edward Sorel and has been published by Liveright Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with Performing Arts categories.
In a hilarious send-up of sex, scandal, and the Golden Age of Hollywood, legendary cartoonist Edward Sorel brings us a story (literally) ripped from the headlines of a bygone era. In 1965, a young, up-and-coming illustrator by the name of Edward Sorel was living in a $97-a-month railroad flat on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Resolved to fix up the place, Sorel began pulling up the linoleum on his kitchen floor, tearing away layer after layer until he discovered a hidden treasure: issues of the New York Daily News and Daily Mirror from 1936, each ablaze with a scandalous child custody trial taking place in Hollywood and starring the actress Mary Astor. Sorel forgot about his kitchen and lost himself in the story that had pushed Hitler and Franco off the front pages. At the time of the trial, Mary Astor was still only a supporting player in movies, but enough of a star to make headlines when it came out that George S. Kaufman, then the most successful playwright on Broadway and a married man to boot, had been her lover. The scandal revolved around Mary’s diary, which her ex-husband, Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, had found when they were still together. Its incriminating contents had forced Mary to give up custody of their daughter in order to obtain a divorce. By 1936 she had decided to challenge the arrangement, even though Thorpe planned to use the diary to prove she was an unfit mother. Mary, he claimed, had not only kept a tally of all her extramarital affairs but graded them—and he’d already alerted the press. Enraptured by this sensational case and the actress at the heart of it, Sorel began a life-long obsession that now reaches its apex. Featuring over sixty original illustrations, Mary Astor's Purple Diary narrates and illustrates the travails of the Oscar-winning actress alongside Sorel’s own personal story of discovering an unlikely muse. Throughout, we get his wry take on all the juicy details of this particular slice of Hollywood Babylon, including Mary's life as a child star—her career in silent films began at age fourteen—presided over by her tyrannical father, Otto, who "managed" her full-time and treated his daughter like an ATM machine. Sorel also animates her teenage love affair with probably the biggest star of the silent era, the much older John Barrymore, who seduced her on the set of a movie and convinced her parents to allow her to be alone with him for private "acting lessons." Sorel imbues Mary Astor's life with the kind of wit and eye for character that his art is famous for, but here he also emerges as a writer, creating a compassionate character study of Astor, a woman who ultimately achieved a life of independence after spending so much of it bullied by others. Featuring ribald and rapturous art throughout, Mary Astor's Purple Diary is a passion project that becomes the masterpiece of one of America’s greatest illustrators.
Program Of The Annual Meeting
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Author : Organization of American Historians. Meeting
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Program Of The Annual Meeting written by Organization of American Historians. Meeting and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Historians categories.
On Michael Jackson
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Author : Margo Jefferson
language : en
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date : 2018-05-03
On Michael Jackson written by Margo Jefferson and has been published by Granta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Michael Jackson: provocateur, icon, enigma. Who was he, really? And how does his spectacular rise, his catastrophic fall, reflect upon those who made him, those who broke him, and those who loved him? Almost ten years on from Jackson's untimely death, here is Margo Jefferson's definitive and dazzling dissection of the King of Pop: a man admired for his music, his flair, his performances; and censured for his skin, his erratic behaviour, and, in his final years, for his relationships with children.
African American Review
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
African American Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with African American arts categories.
Saying It S So
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Author : Daniel A. Nathan
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2010-10-01
Saying It S So written by Daniel A. Nathan and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The story of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and his White Sox teammates purportedly conspiring with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds has lingered in our collective consciousness for a century. Daniel A. Nathan's wide-ranging history looks at how journalists, historians, novelists, filmmakers, and baseball fans have represented and remembered the scandal. Nathan's reflections on what these different cultural narratives reveal about their creators and eras shape a fascinating study of cultural values, memory, and the ways people make meaning.
Contemporary Authors
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Author : Terrie M. Rooney
language : en
Publisher: Contemporary Authors
Release Date : 2002-07
Contemporary Authors written by Terrie M. Rooney and has been published by Contemporary Authors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume of Contemporary Authors(R).