Bricktop's Paris : African American women in Paris between the two world wars
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Albany : State University of New York Press, [2015].
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African American women -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
African American women -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.
Americans -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.
Bricktop, -- 1894-1984.
Montmartre (Paris, France) -- Biography.
Nightclubs -- France -- History -- 20th century.
Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Women entertainers -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
African American women -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.
Americans -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.
Bricktop, -- 1894-1984.
Montmartre (Paris, France) -- Biography.
Nightclubs -- France -- History -- 20th century.
Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Women entertainers -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
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Published
Albany : State University of New York Press, [2015].
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Book
Physical Desc
xv, 377 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-372) and index.
Description
Tells the fascinating story of African American women who traveled to France to seek freedom of expression. During the Jazz Age, France became a place where an African American woman could realize personal freedom and creativity, in narrative or in performance, in clay or on canvas, in life and in love. These women were participants in the life of the American expatriate colony, which included F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, and Cole Porter, and they commingled with bohemian avant-garde writers and artists like Picasso, Breton, Colette, and Matisse. Bricktops Paris introduces the reader to twenty-five of these women and the city they encountered. Following this nonfiction account, T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting provides a fictionalized autobiography of Ada "Bricktop" Smith, which brings the players from the world of nonfiction into a Paris whose elegance masks a thriving underworld.--Publisher website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sharpley-Whiting, T. D. (2015). Bricktop's Paris: African American women in Paris between the two world wars . State University of New York Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean. 2015. Bricktop's Paris: African American Women in Paris between the Two World Wars. State University of New York Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean. Bricktop's Paris: African American Women in Paris between the Two World Wars State University of New York Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean. Bricktop's Paris: African American Women in Paris between the Two World Wars State University of New York Press, 2015.
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