Hoodlums
| Author | : William L. Van Deburg |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2004-11-15 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226847195 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226847191 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Hoodlums by : William L. Van Deburg
Download or read book Hoodlums written by William L. Van Deburg and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2004-11-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Du Bois to classic blaxploitation films like Black Caesar and The Mack, Van Deburg demonstrates how African Americans have combated such negative stereotypes and reconceptualized the idea of the badman through stories of social bandits - controversial individuals vilified by whites for their proclivity toward evil, but revered in the black community as necessarily insurgent and revolutionary."--BOOK JACKET.
