a biographer's quest for the elusive Lester A. Walton Curtis, Susan 1956- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography biography Electronic books. mou Columbia University of Missouri Press c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xiii, 290 p. : ill. "Explores the life of African American Lester A. Walton whose illustrious career spanned the first six decades of the twentieth century but who is now forgotten. Curtis explores the failure of collective memory and America's obsession with race as she explains how she discovered Walton and his place in history"--Provided by publisher. Susan Curtis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-283) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- n-us-ny Walton, Lester A 1882-1965 African Americans Biography African American journalists New York (State) New York Biography Theater critics New York (State) New York Biography African Americans New York (State) New York Intellectual life 20th century African Americans Race identity Case studies Memory Social aspects United States Case studies Biography Research United States Case studies New York (N.Y.) Intellectual life 20th century United States Race relations Case studies E185.97.W1344 C87 2008eb 070.92 B http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10277767 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10277767 CaPaEBR 080211 ebr10277767