Spectacular Blackness: The Cultural Politics of the Black Power Movement and the Search for a Black Aesthetic

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix Cotton Comes to Harlem An Introduction 1 1. “Black Is Beautiful!” Black Power Culture, Visual Culture, and the Black Panther Party 29 2. Radical Chic Affiliation, Identification, and the Black Panther Party 58 3. “We Waitin’ on You” Black Power, Black Intellectuals, and the Search to Define a Black Aesthetic 88 4. “People Get Ready!” Music, Revolutionary Nationalism, and the Black Arts Movement 124 5. “You Better Watch This Good Shit!” Black Spectatorship, Black Masculinity, and Blaxploitation Film 159 Conclusion Dick Gregory at the Playboy Club 187 Notes 195 Bibliography 205 Index 219 This page intentionally left blank ...