Not Straight, Not White: Black Gay Men from the March on

Not Straight, Not White: Black Gay Men from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)

This compelling book recounts the history of black gay men from the 1950s to the 1990s, tracing how the major movements of the timesâ‚¬"from civil rights to black power to gay liberation to AIDS activismâ‚¬"helped shape the cultural stigmas that surrounded race and homosexuality. In locating the rise of black gay identities in historical context, Kevin Mumford explores how activists, performers, and writers rebutted negative stereotypes and refused sexual objectification. Examining the lives of both famous and little-known black gay activistsâ‚¬"from James Baldwin and Bayard Rustin to Joseph Beam and Brother Grant-Michael Fitzgeraldâ‚¬"Mumford analyzes the ways in which movements for social change both inspired and marginalized black gay men.

Drawing on an extensive archive of newspapers, pornography, and film, as well as government documents, organizational records, and personal papers, Mumford sheds new light on four volatile decades in the protracted battle of black gay men for affirmation and empowerment in the face of pervasive racism and homophobia.
Country USA
Brand University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer Univ of North Carolina Pr
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 18 halftones
EANs 9781469626840
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer	Univ of North Carolina Pr
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	18 halftones
EANs	9781469626840
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Not Straight, Not White: Black Gay Men from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)