The Road South: A Memoir
As a five-year-old in Home-wood, Alabama, Shelley Stewart watched his father kill his mother with an axe. Two years later, Stewart escaped the care of abusive relatives, making a living as a stable hand. A stint in the army led to electroshock treatments for trying to integrate whites-only dances. But despite numerous setbacks, he never gave up his will to succeed. Eventually, odd jobs at radio stations laid the foundation for a 50-year career in broadcasting. As an African-American radio personality, Stewart reached out to Jim Crow Alabama, using music to integrate his audience. Along the way, he helped launch the careers of such legends as…
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Weitere Autoren: Turner, Nathan Hale (Gespielt)
- ISBN: 978-0-446-53027-9
- EAN: 9780446530279
- Produktnummer: 4001930
- Verlag: Grand Central Publ
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 344 S.
- Masse: H23.3 cm x B16.0 cm x D2.8 cm 653 g
- Gewicht: 653
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