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A review by cnidariar3x
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Academic in prose, but manages to be gripping nonetheless.
Roughly 150 pages are printed lyrics to Ma Rainey's and Bessie Smith's recorded works.
Is it problematic of me to have wanted to read more material on Billie Holiday? Perhaps thats not the intention of this book.
The knowledge and insight provided herein on Ma Rainey & Bessie Smith (among others such as Ethel Waters and Clara Smith) as well as the cultural context surrounding them is invaluable.
Roughly 150 pages are printed lyrics to Ma Rainey's and Bessie Smith's recorded works.
Is it problematic of me to have wanted to read more material on Billie Holiday? Perhaps thats not the intention of this book.
The knowledge and insight provided herein on Ma Rainey & Bessie Smith (among others such as Ethel Waters and Clara Smith) as well as the cultural context surrounding them is invaluable.