Amy Absher is a SAGES Fellow at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA where she teaches history and composition.
"...a lively, well-written overview of a perennially fascinating
subject. The author convincingly demonstrates how black musical
lives mattered then as they do now, not only for the aesthetic
delights they produce and the pleasure and inspiration they bring,
but also for what African American musicians have contributed to
Chicago and the nation as members of larger communities and
collectives striving to prevail despite challenging conditions of
discrimination and limited opportunity."
--Derek W. Vaillant, American Historical Review
--Derek W. Vaillant "American Historical Review" (12/5/2015
12:00:00 AM)
"Absher impressively incoproates these...fascinating stories into a
lager framework that clearly demonstrates the role of segregation
in the lives of Chicago's Black musicians, and her study represents
a valuable addition to the historiography on urbanization,
segregation, and cultural history in the early to mid-twentieth
century."
--Dale Moler, Michigan Historical Review--Dale Moler "Michigan
Historical Review"
"Absher is at her best and most useful on the racial history of
Chicago's musicians unions... Recommended ."
--Choice--F.J. Hay "Choice"
"Absher's book adds significantly to the historiography of black
musicians in Chicago and nationally."
--Tony Gass, Oxford University Press Journal of American
History--Tony Gass "Oxford University Press Journal of American
History" (9/3/2015 12:00:00 AM)
"This is an important addition to the growing shelf of books on the
musical contributions of Chicago's African American community."
--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society--perry duis
"Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society" (11/4/2016
12:00:00 AM)
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