Colored memories a biographer's quest for the elusive Lester A. Walton

Colored memories : a biographer's quest for the elusive Lester A. Walton / Susan Curtis.

Author/creator	Curtis, Susan, 1956-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Columbia : University of Missouri Press,
Description	xiii, 290 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Walton, Lester A., 1882-1965. African Americans--Biography. African American journalists--New York (State) --New York --Biography. Theater critics--New York (State) --New York --Biography. African Americans--New York (State) --New York --Intellectual life --20th century. African Americans--Race identity --Case studies. Memory--Social aspects --United States --Case studies. Biography--Research --United States --Case studies. New York (N.Y.)--Intellectual life --20th century. United States--Race relations --Case studies.

Abstract	"Explores the life of African American Lester A. Walton whose illustrious career spanned the first six decades of the twentieth century but who is now forgotten. Curtis explores the failure of collective memory and America's obsession with race as she explains how she discovered Walton and his place in history"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-283) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008006204
ISBN	9780826217868 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0826217869 (alk. paper)

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