Tacking Between Black and White: Race Relations in Gilded Age Philadelphia

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 634-650
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Barton
Keyword(s):  
Race Relations ◽  
Gilded Age ◽  
White Race ◽  
Black And White

Eddie Anderson, Rochester, and Race in 1930s Radio and Film

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Jim Crow ◽  
Black Press ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Box Office ◽  
Jim Crow Era ◽  
Time Part

African-American dancer, singer, comedian Eddie Anderson pursued an entertainment career in California, his opportunities limited by Jim Crow-era racism in Hollywood but also shaped opportunities in night clubs and cabarets that catered to both black and white patrons. Winning an audition for a one-time role on Benny’s radio show, Anderson’s inimitable gravelly voice spurred Benny to create a full time part, the character of Rochester Van Jones, Jack’s butler and valet, in late 1937. Although initially hampered by stereotyped minstrel-show dialogue and character habits, Rochester soon became renowned by both white and black listeners for his ability to criticize the “Boss” in impertinent manner. Virtually co-starred in three films with Benny that were highly successful at the box office, commenters in the black press in 1940 hoped that Rochester offered “a new day” in improved race relations.

Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles.

1994 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 820
Author(s):  
Albert S. Broussard ◽  
Raphael J. Sonenshein
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
White Race ◽  
Black And White
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