Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
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Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday

by Angela Y. Davis

History Music Feminism
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Angela Y. Davis examines the musical legacies of Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday alongside the ideas and concerns of Black feminism. The book brings together music, cultural history, and gender analysis in a focused study of three major blues and jazz figures.

ISBN-13 9780679771265 ASIN 0679771263 Views 140 Publisher Vintage Year 1999 Edition 1st Vintage Books Ed Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 464 Adult No Created February 28, 2026 Updated October 23, 2026
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Angela Y. Davis explores the relationship between blues legacies and Black feminism.

The book focuses on Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday.

It considers these influential artists within the broader cultural and historical contexts associated with their music.

This work offers a study of music, Black cultural history, and feminist thought.

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