{"product_id":"9780312217570","title":"No Surrender! No Retreat!: African-American Pioneer Performers of 20th Century American Theater","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNo Surrender! No Retreat!: African-American Pioneer Performers of 20th Century American Theater\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNA, NA\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Surrender! No Retreat! examines the careers of fifteen pioneer performers and their triumphs over herculean obstacles. It is a look back over the 20th century and documents personal histories of staggering achievement in spite of institutional racism, gender oppression, and classism. Twenty-four years in the making, No Surrender! No Retreat! is an indispensable work on African Americans in the performing arts, examining well-known performers, such as James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Pearl Bailey. Rare archival material and a number of personal interviews enrich this tome. Glenda E. Gill s work is a moving and sometimes tragic account of the lives and careers of some of America s most outstanding African American pioneers in theater.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2000-07-07\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780312217570\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-137-05361-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 216cm x140cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 230\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47442881020044,"sku":"9780312217570","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780312217570.jpg?v=1775916671","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780312217570","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}