The Other Blacklist The African American Literary And Cultural Left Of The 1950s Pilot Project Ebook Available To Selected Us Libraries Only Mary Washington by Mary Washington 9780231526470, 0231526474 instant download after payment.

Mary Helen Washington recovers the vital role of 1950s leftist politics in the works and lives of modern African American writers and artists. While most histories of McCarthyism focus on the devastation of the blacklist and the intersection of leftist politics and American culture, few include the activities of radical writers and artists from the Black Popular Front. Washington's work incorporates these black intellectuals back into our understanding of mid-twentieth-century African American literature and art and expands our understanding of the creative ferment energizing all of America during this period.

Revealing the formative influence of 1950s leftist radicalism on African American literature and culture.