Black in blues : how a color tells the story of my people / Imani Perry.
"A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue - and its fascinating role in Black history and culture - from National Book Award winner Imani Perry"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062977397
- ISBN: 0062977393
- Physical Description: 243 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPulishers, [2025]
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Our blue interior -- Writing in color -- Blue goes down -- The land where the blues began -- True blue -- Antigua, South Carolina, Montserrat -- Saint-Domingue and Haiti -- A sign which will not be cut off -- Jaybirds sing -- Blue gums and blue-black -- Hoodoo blue -- The blue note -- Blue pots -- Lonely blue -- Blue-eyed negroes -- Blue-back speller -- Egyptian blue in Alabama -- Blue flag, gold star -- The blues -- Eating the other -- Janie's blues -- Bentonia -- Blueprints -- Citizens -- Montgomery, Newport, Cape Verde, Accra -- Afro blue -- The boys in blue -- Overall movement -- Holy repetition -- Black saint -- Old blue eyes, new blacks -- Heaven's there for those... -- From Indigo child to Whitney's blues -- Seeing the seventh son -- God's will undone, the creek did rise. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Perry, Imani, 1972- African Americans > Social life and customs. African Americans > History. African Americans > Race identity. Blue > Social aspects. Blues (Music) > Psychological aspects. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Bethlehem Main Library | 305.896 (Text) | 33062009968364 | New Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Easton Main Library | 305.896 P463b (Text) | 31901004843647 | New Adult Nonfiction | Checked Out | 02/22/2025 |