Black Magic .Negro in American Entertainment...Langston Hughes

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BLACK MAGIC
A Pictorial History of the Negro in American Entertainment
By
Langston Hughes & Milton Meltzer
This fascinating volume was Langston Hughes' last book and presents the vast, sweeping story of African-American entertainers, the artists and the musicians, the singers and the dancers, the obscure and the illustrious, from the tragic beginnings in slavery to the triumphant artistic achievements of the late 1960's.  Long considered the most comprehensive history of African-Americans in the performing arts, this milestone in black history features hundreds of rare and beautiful b/w illustrations.
DESCRIPTION: Prentice-Hall, Inc.: Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; 1967; 375 pages; 4to.; ex-lib in good condition in red/black cloth; missing dust jacket; previous owner's inscription in ink to front end page; remnant of ex-lib label to rear end page; light scuffing to boards; illustrated; text is clean; binding is tight.
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