Black Bostonians and the Politics of Culture, 1920-1940

Review Engaging and highly readable, Black Bostonians and the Politics of Culture, 1920-1940, is well-suited for general audiences as well as scholars interested in learning more about the history of African American contributions to the culture of Boston and New England. Roses provides a welcome and much-needed foundation for further study by documenting the important cultural leaders and artists who created an independent arts movement aimed at elevating and publicizing black cultural creativity while working to dismantle the color line.--The New England Quarterly Product Description Recovering an African American renaissance in Boston About the Author Lorraine E. Roses is professor emerita of Spanish at Wellesley College. She is coeditor of Harlem's Glory: Black Women Writing, 1900-1950 and Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Literary Biographies of One Hundred Black Women Writers, 1900-1945.