The birth of cool :

Tulloch, Carol.

The birth of cool : style narratives of the African diaspora / Carol Tulloch. - London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016. - 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-248) and index.

Introduction: This Time it's Personal -- Angel in the Market Place : The African-Jamaican Higgler, 1880-1903 -- "We Also Should Walk in the Newness of Life" : Individualised Harlem Styles of the 1930s -- "All of Me" : Billie Holiday -- "My Man Let Me Pull Your Coat to Something" : Malcolm X -- You Should Understand, it's a Freedom Thing : The Stoned Cherrie-Steve Biko T-shirt -- Here : The Haunting Joy of Being in England -- Coda.

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African Americans--Social life and customs.
Blacks--Social life and customs.
African Americans--Clothing.
Blacks--Clothing.
Fashion--Social aspects.
Clothing and dress--Social aspects.
Self-perception--Social aspects.
African Americans--Race identity.
Blacks--Race identity.
African diaspora.

E185.86 / .T85 2016