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Tells the story of African American musicians in Chicago during the mid-20th century. While depicting the segregated city before World War II, Amy Absher traces the migration of black musicians, both men and women and both classical and vernacular performers, from the American South to Chicago during the 1930s–50s.

The Black Musician and the White City

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472119172, 978-0472119172
      ISBN10: 0472119176
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      Music: styles and genres Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

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      Book Synopsis
      Tells the story of African American musicians in Chicago during the mid-20th century. While depicting the segregated city before World War II, Amy Absher traces the migration of black musicians, both men and women and both classical and vernacular performers, from the American South to Chicago during the 1930s–50s.

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