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No Surrender! No Retreat!

African-American Pioneer Performers of 20th Century American Theater

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  1. Glenda E. Gill
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-N1
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  2. What Shall the Negro Dance About?

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 1-20

  3. Crucible and Community: The Vision of Rose McClendon

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 21-34

  4. The Silencing of Paul Robeson

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 35-58

  5. Measure Her Right: The Tragedy of Ethel Waters

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 59-74

  6. Marian Anderson: A Serene Spirit

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 75-90

  7. Five Interpreters of Porgy and Bess

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 91-106

  8. Swifter than a Weaver’s Shuttle: The Days of Canada Lee

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 107-136

  9. Pearl Bailey: The Black Dolly Gallagher Levi

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 137-150

  10. Ossie and Ruby are One!

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 151-172

  11. James Earl Jones: “My Soul Looks Back and Wonders How I Got Over”

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 173-192

  12. Morgan Freeman’s Resistance and Non-Traditional Roles

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 193-204

  13. Has Anything Changed?

    • Glenda E. Gill
    Pages 205-217

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 219-230
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About this book

No Surrender! No Retreat! examines the careers of fifteen pioneer performers and their triumphs over herculean obstacles. It is a look back over the 20th century and documents personal histories of staggering achievement in spite of institutional racism, gender oppression, and classism. Twenty-four years in the making, No Surrender! No Retreat! is an indispensable work on African Americans in the performing arts, examining well-known performers, such as James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Pearl Bailey. Rare archival material and a number of personal interviews enrich this tome. Glenda E. Gill s work is a moving and sometimes tragic account of the lives and careers of some of America s most outstanding African American pioneers in theater.

About the author

Glenda E. Gill is Associate Professor of Drama at Michigan Technological University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: No Surrender! No Retreat!

  • Book Subtitle: African-American Pioneer Performers of 20th Century American Theater

  • Authors: Glenda E. Gill

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-05361-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-21757-0Published: 07 July 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-62002-9Published: 07 July 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-05361-9Published: 30 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 230

  • Topics: US History, Theatre History, African American Culture

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