{"product_id":"kennedys-blues","title":"Kennedy's Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compilation and analysis of the many blues and gospel songs written about the inspirational president\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKennedy's Blues: African American Blues and Gospel Songs on JFK collects in a single volume the blues and gospel songs written by African Americans about the presidency of John F. Kennedy and offers a close analysis of Kennedy's hold upon the African American imagination. These blues and gospel songs have never been transcribed and analyzed in a systematic way, so this volume provides a hitherto untapped source on the perception of one of the most intriguing American presidents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter eight years of Republican rule the young Democratic president received a warm welcome from African Americans. However, with the Cold War military draft and the slow pace of civil rights measures, inspiration temporarily gave way to impatience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, the March on Washington, the groundbreaking civil rights bill--all found their way into blues and gospel songs. The many blues numbers devoted to the assassination and the president's legacy are evidence of JFK's near-canonization by African Americans. Blues historian Guido van Rijn shows that John F. Kennedy became a mythical hero to blues songwriters despite what was left unaccomplished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuido van Rijn is teacher of English at Kennemer Lyceum in Overveen, the Netherlands. His previous books include The Truman and Eisenhower Blues: African American Blues and Gospel Songs, 1945-1960.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52651450728815,"sku":"9781604738582","price":313.4,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/1604738588.jpg?v=1770674830","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/kennedys-blues","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}