{"product_id":"bronzeville-nights-on-the-town-in-chicagos-black-metropolis-hardcover","title":"Bronzeville Nights: On the Town in Chicago's Black Metropolis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven C. Dubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargo Jefferson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBronzeville was once America's most vibrant Black community--next to Harlem. Nightclubs, dance halls, rialtos, and jazz and blues joints lined the streets of Chicago's South Side. Not much is left. A few sound recordings, memories passed down from generation to generation, and--until now--only a handful of photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBronzeville Nights\u003c\/em\u003e brings it back, with dozens of photos and mementos recently found in a cache gathered by Lonnie Simmons, a jazzman of renown who played these clubs and also roamed Bronzeville with a camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimmons snapped Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horn and Billie Holiday. He photographed Louis Armstrong, Sammy Davis Jr. and Redd Foxx.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd he captured images of astonishing acrobats, howling entertainers, stunning dancers--and drag queens. His never-before published pictures tell an unknown story of lavish life during the segregated 1940s and 50s when African Americans frequented these vibrant clubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBronzeville Nights \u003c\/em\u003eis a treasure box. Souvenir photo folders from the Rhumboogie Club, postcards from the Palm Tavern and matchbook covers from the Grand Terrace. And it's the story of Lonnie Simmons himself, who ran away from his South Carolina home at age 16 so he could play saxophone for Fats Waller and Ella Fitzgerald before making Bronzeville his home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimmons' photos--seen for the first time--exude glamour, swagger and coolness. His images record a time and place that was destroyed more than half a century ago. A place that has never before been reconstructed in pictures. These photos revive this extraordinary social and cultural arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a world that Steven C. Dubin, author of six books including \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable Book \u003cem\u003eArresting Images, \u003c\/em\u003e and Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Margo Jefferson reexamine, explore and explain in exhilarating text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 10.24 x 8.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767668310304,"sku":"9781733869027","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/78d734ff58629f9cafc048da8d90df6c.webp?v=1780314833","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bronzeville-nights-on-the-town-in-chicagos-black-metropolis-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}