An edition of The nicest kids in town
(2012)
The nicest kids in town
American bandstand and segregation in postwar Philadelphia
by Matthew F. Delmont
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Race relations, Segregation, Minorities on television, American Bandstand (Television program), Civil rights, African Americans, Civil rights movements, History, Television programs, African americans, civil rights, African americans, pennsylvania, philadelphia, African americans, history, United states, race relationsPlaces
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Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia
2012, University of California Press
in English
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The nicest kids in town: American bandstand, rock 'n' roll, and the struggle for civil rights in 1950s Philadelphia
2012, University of California Press
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Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia
2012, University of California Press
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The nicest kids in town: American bandstand and segregation in postwar Philadelphia
2012, University of California Press
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Making Philadelphia safe for "WFIL-adelphia": television, housing, and defensive localism in Bandstand's backyard
They shall be heard: local television as a civil rights battleground
The de facto dilemma: fighting segregation in Philadelphia public schools
From Little Rock to Philadelphia: making de facto school segregation a media issue
The rise of rock and roll in Philadelphia: Georgie Woods, Mitch Thomas, and Dick Clark
"They'll be rockin' on Bandstand, in Philadelphia, P.A.": imagining national youth culture on American bandstand
Remembering American bandstand, forgetting segregation
Still boppin' on Bandstand: American dreams, hairspray, and American bandstand in the 2000s
Conclusion: everybody knows about American bandstand.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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