A journey through the history of African popular culture from the seventeenth century to the present day.

The African American influence on popular culture is among the most sweeping and lasting this country has seen. Despite a history of institutionalized racism, b

Explores the instrumentalization of various aspects of popular culture in Africa.

"This is an extraordinarily rich collection full of informative detail and excellent interpretative analysis. There is not a single piece that fails to fascinat

This volume is an authoritative introduction to the history of African Americans in US popular culture, examining its development from the early nineteenth cent