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Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance

par Mark Whitaker

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The other great Renaissance of black culture, influence, and glamour burst forth joyfully in what may seem an unlikely place-Pittsburgh, PA-from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Today black Pittsburgh is known as the setting for August Wilson's famed plays about noble but doomed working-class strivers. But this community once had an impact on American history that rivaled the far larger black worlds of Harlem and Chicago. It published the most widely read black newspaper in the country, urging black voters to switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party and then rallying black support for World War II. It fielded two of the greatest baseball teams of the Negro Leagues and introduced Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Pittsburgh was the childhood home of jazz pioneers Billy Strayhorn, Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines, Mary Lou Williams, and Erroll Garner; Hall of Fame slugger Josh Gibson-and August Wilson himself. Some of the most glittering figures of the era were changed forever by the time they spent in the city, from Joe Louis and Satchel Paige to Duke Ellington and Lena Horne.

Mark Whitaker's Smoketown is a captivating portrait of this unsung community and a vital addition to the story of black America. It depicts how ambitious Southern migrants were drawn to a steel-making city on a strategic river junction; how they were shaped by its schools and a spirit of commerce with roots in the Gilded Age; and how their world was eventually destroyed by industrial decline and urban renewal. Whitaker takes readers on a rousing, revelatory journey-and offers a timely reminder that Black History is not all bleak.

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This is the story of the African-American community in Pittsburgh during the 1920's to 1960's and the impact it had on the United States. I knew the names and a bit of what they did but I did not realize the impact Black Pittsburgh had on politics, music, journalism, and sports. This gives a look behind the scenes at what was happening and who was involved both in Pittsburgh and outside of Pittsburgh. Reading this made me proud to be a Pittsburgher. ( )
  Sheila1957 | Mar 8, 2019 |
A fantastic history of the characters living on the hill in the first half of the 20th century. Pittsburgh is a city of immigrants from all over the world. Just visit the Cathedral of Learning and tour the nationality rooms if you don't believe me. That is the city's strength, but also its curse. This plays out in the destruction of the neighborhood called "The Hill" where blacks made their homes and businesses.
Whittaker brings the people living there alive, describing local characters like the numbers runners, the talented sons and daughters like Strayhorn, Garner, Horne and the sports figures like the Homestead Grays of the Negro leagues. But the most delightful chapter is the final one that outline the life and career of August Wilson the playwright. If you are unsure about purchasing this book, do it just for the final chapter.
Whittaker writes with the nuances of a talented man, describing the blues and jazz so you can hear it, the plays so you can feel it. He goes into detail on the construction of the songs and stories so you understand that he knows what he is talking about, not just lip service.
I wish there had been more photos, particularly of the neighborhoods and the less than famous residents but this doesn't detract from the book.
This book is a keeper. ( )
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Biography & Autobiography. History. African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:

The other great Renaissance of black culture, influence, and glamour burst forth joyfully in what may seem an unlikely place-Pittsburgh, PA-from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Today black Pittsburgh is known as the setting for August Wilson's famed plays about noble but doomed working-class strivers. But this community once had an impact on American history that rivaled the far larger black worlds of Harlem and Chicago. It published the most widely read black newspaper in the country, urging black voters to switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party and then rallying black support for World War II. It fielded two of the greatest baseball teams of the Negro Leagues and introduced Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Pittsburgh was the childhood home of jazz pioneers Billy Strayhorn, Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines, Mary Lou Williams, and Erroll Garner; Hall of Fame slugger Josh Gibson-and August Wilson himself. Some of the most glittering figures of the era were changed forever by the time they spent in the city, from Joe Louis and Satchel Paige to Duke Ellington and Lena Horne.

Mark Whitaker's Smoketown is a captivating portrait of this unsung community and a vital addition to the story of black America. It depicts how ambitious Southern migrants were drawn to a steel-making city on a strategic river junction; how they were shaped by its schools and a spirit of commerce with roots in the Gilded Age; and how their world was eventually destroyed by industrial decline and urban renewal. Whitaker takes readers on a rousing, revelatory journey-and offers a timely reminder that Black History is not all bleak.

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