Black Bottom saints : a novel

The Resource Black Bottom saints : a novel
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Black Bottom saints : a novel
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Alice Randall
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • A celebrated columnist, nightclub emcee, and fine arts philanthropist draws inspiration from the Catholic Saints Day books to reflect on his encounters with black artists in Detroit's legendary Black Bottom neighborhood, from the Great Depression through the post-World War II years
  • In the black-owned-and-operated Kirkwood Hospital, Joseph "Ziggy" Johnson reflects on his life. From the Great Depression through the post-World War II years, Ziggy had been the pulse of Detroit's famous Black Bottom. A celebrated gossip columnist for the city's African-American newspaper, the Michigan Chronicle, he was also the emcee of one of the hottest night clubs, where he rubbed elbows with the legendary black artists of the era. In his hospital bed, Ziggy curates his own list of Black Bottom's venerable "52 Saints," local heroes whose unstoppable ambition, love of style, and faith in community made this black Midwestern neighborhood the rival of New York City's Harlem. -- adapted from jacket
Cataloging source
NjBwBT
Dewey number
813/.54
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3568.A486
LC item number
B53 2020
Literary form
fiction

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