Freedom's Gate
Autor Soyica Diggs Colberten Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 oct 2026
An illuminating portrait of five Black woman artists, including Maya Angelou and Nina Simone, and the New York nightclub that helped inspire the civil rights movement
Before they became household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the Village Gate, a New York City nightclub that became a downtown hotspot for Black art, culture, music, and politics.
Freedom's Gate depicts the deepening political convictions and groundbreaking artistry of women of the Gate as they developed as entertainers, activists, and intellectuals in the spotlight of art and revolution. From Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun to Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddam" and Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach's We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, Soyica Diggs Colbert brings to life the culture and performances that were the soundtrack to Black freedom struggles in the 1950s and early 1960s.
With supporting roles from stars and activists such as Harry Belafonte, Stokely Carmichael, and Sidney Poitier, Freedom's Gate is a vibrant history of a little-known chapter of the civil rights movement that gave voice and soul to the call for liberation.
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ISBN-13: 9781324086642
ISBN-10: 1324086645
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 mm
Editura: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN-10: 1324086645
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 mm
Editura: W. W. Norton & Company
Recenzii
An illuminating portrait of five Black woman artists and the New York nightclub that helped inspire the civil rights movement.
Before they became household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the Village Gate, a New York City nightclub that became a downtown hotspot for Black art, culture, music, and politics. Freedom's Gate depicts the deepening political convictions and groundbreaking artistry of women of the Gate as they developed as entertainers, activists and intellectuals in the spotlight of art and revolution.
From Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun to Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddam" and Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach's We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, Soyica Diggs Colbert brings to life the culture and performances that were the soundtrack to Black freedom struggles in the 1950s and early 1960s. With supporting roles from stars and activists such as Harry Belafonte, Stokely Carmichael, and Sidney Poitier, Freedom's Gate is a vibrant history of a little-known chapter of the civil rights movement that gave voice and soul to the call for liberation.
In this meticulously researched, beautifully written book, Soyica Diggs Colbert introduces us to the early careers of Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone as they shape their aesthetic and political sensibilities into art forms that could in turn give voice to the most urgent concerns of their times. Freedom's Gate is a magnificent project, written by a truly talented scholar
Soyica Diggs Colbert's book brilliantly shows how the Village Gate often birthed and became the backdrop for the activism, artistry, and friendship of Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone during the civil rights movement. Through elegant storytelling and a vibrant history, she traces how their 'sister circles,' or those intricate networks of influence, connections, and mentorship, motivated and, more importantly, sustained them as they bravely confronted power and boldly fought for change at the height of their professional and personal lives
Remarkable . . . A story of hope and defiance, of collective power and shared vulnerability, of aesthetic courage and audacity―and an extraordinary tribute to her subjects, five Black female artists who dared to imagine a liberated future, both in their work and in their activism. As Soyica Diggs Colbert shows, the lives they led, and the art they left behind, are still rich in lessons about the meaning of freedom
Before they became household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the Village Gate, a New York City nightclub that became a downtown hotspot for Black art, culture, music, and politics. Freedom's Gate depicts the deepening political convictions and groundbreaking artistry of women of the Gate as they developed as entertainers, activists and intellectuals in the spotlight of art and revolution.
From Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun to Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddam" and Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach's We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, Soyica Diggs Colbert brings to life the culture and performances that were the soundtrack to Black freedom struggles in the 1950s and early 1960s. With supporting roles from stars and activists such as Harry Belafonte, Stokely Carmichael, and Sidney Poitier, Freedom's Gate is a vibrant history of a little-known chapter of the civil rights movement that gave voice and soul to the call for liberation.
In this meticulously researched, beautifully written book, Soyica Diggs Colbert introduces us to the early careers of Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone as they shape their aesthetic and political sensibilities into art forms that could in turn give voice to the most urgent concerns of their times. Freedom's Gate is a magnificent project, written by a truly talented scholar
Soyica Diggs Colbert's book brilliantly shows how the Village Gate often birthed and became the backdrop for the activism, artistry, and friendship of Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone during the civil rights movement. Through elegant storytelling and a vibrant history, she traces how their 'sister circles,' or those intricate networks of influence, connections, and mentorship, motivated and, more importantly, sustained them as they bravely confronted power and boldly fought for change at the height of their professional and personal lives
Remarkable . . . A story of hope and defiance, of collective power and shared vulnerability, of aesthetic courage and audacity―and an extraordinary tribute to her subjects, five Black female artists who dared to imagine a liberated future, both in their work and in their activism. As Soyica Diggs Colbert shows, the lives they led, and the art they left behind, are still rich in lessons about the meaning of freedom