Colored memories : a biographer's quest for the elusive Lester A. Walton / / Susan Curtis.

"Explores the life of African American Lester A. Walton whose illustrious career spanned the first six decades of the twentieth century but who is now forgotten. Curtis explores the failure of collective memory and America's obsession with race as she explains how she discovered Walton and...

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Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:xiii, 290 p. :; ill.
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Summary:"Explores the life of African American Lester A. Walton whose illustrious career spanned the first six decades of the twentieth century but who is now forgotten. Curtis explores the failure of collective memory and America's obsession with race as she explains how she discovered Walton and his place in history"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-283) and index.
ISBN:9780826217868 (alk. paper)
0826217869 (alk. paper)
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Susan Curtis.