Black in blues : how a color tells the story of my people / Imani Perry.
"A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue - and its fascinating role in Black history and culture - from National Book Award winner Imani Perry"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062977397
- ISBN: 0062977393
- Physical Description: 243 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPulishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Our blue interior -- Writing in color -- Blue goes down -- The land where the blues began -- True blue -- Antigua, South Carolina, Montserrat -- Saint-Domingue and Haiti -- A sign which will not be cut off -- Jaybirds sing -- Blue gums and blue-black -- Hoodoo blue -- The blue note -- Blue pots -- Lonely blue -- Blue-eyed negroes -- Blue-back speller -- Egyptian blue in America -- Blue flag, gold star -- The blues -- Eating the other -- Janie's blues -- Bentonia -- Blueprints -- Citizens -- Montgomery, Newport, Cape Verde, Accra -- Afro blue -- The boys in blue -- Overall movement -- Holy repetition -- Black saint -- Old blue eyes, new blacks -- Heaven's there for those... -- From Indigo child to Whitney's blues -- Seeing the seventh son -- God's will undone, the creek did rise. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Perry, Imani, 1972- African Americans > Social life and customs. African Americans > History. African Americans > Race identity. Blue > Social aspects. Blues (Music) > Psychological aspects. |
Available copies
- 30 of 43 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 43 total copies.
Show All Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Library | 305.896 P (Text) | 31554012286430 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
Loading Recommendations...
| LDR | 02591cam a2200397 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 14574715 | ||
| 003 | CARDINAL | ||
| 005 | 20250123102743.0 | ||
| 008 | 250115s2025 nyuaf e 000 0deng d | ||
| 010 | . | ‡a 2024037118 | |
| 040 | . | ‡aNcU/DLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cJAG ‡dJAG ‡dYDX ‡dBDX ‡dFAYTV ‡dIG# ‡dFM0 ‡dJAS | |
| 019 | . | ‡a1398464193 ‡a1464877819 ‡a1474363490 ‡a1474820846 ‡a1482525991 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a9780062977397 ‡q(hardcover) | |
| 020 | . | ‡a0062977393 ‡q(hardcover) | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)1484685143 ‡z(OCoLC)1398464193 ‡z(OCoLC)1464877819 ‡z(OCoLC)1474363490 ‡z(OCoLC)1474820846 ‡z(OCoLC)1482525991 | |
| 050 | 0 | 0. | ‡aE185.86 ‡b.P476 2025 |
| 082 | 0 | 0. | ‡a305.896/073 ‡223 |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aPerry, Imani, ‡d1972- ‡eauthor. ‡0(CARDINAL)356331 |
| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aBlack in blues : ‡bhow a color tells the story of my people / ‡cImani Perry. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York, New York : ‡bEcco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPulishers, ‡c[2025] | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2025 | |
| 300 | . | ‡a243 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ‡bcolor illustrations ; ‡c22 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 336 | . | ‡astill image ‡bsti ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aOur blue interior -- Writing in color -- Blue goes down -- The land where the blues began -- True blue -- Antigua, South Carolina, Montserrat -- Saint-Domingue and Haiti -- A sign which will not be cut off -- Jaybirds sing -- Blue gums and blue-black -- Hoodoo blue -- The blue note -- Blue pots -- Lonely blue -- Blue-eyed negroes -- Blue-back speller -- Egyptian blue in America -- Blue flag, gold star -- The blues -- Eating the other -- Janie's blues -- Bentonia -- Blueprints -- Citizens -- Montgomery, Newport, Cape Verde, Accra -- Afro blue -- The boys in blue -- Overall movement -- Holy repetition -- Black saint -- Old blue eyes, new blacks -- Heaven's there for those... -- From Indigo child to Whitney's blues -- Seeing the seventh son -- God's will undone, the creek did rise. |
| 520 | . | ‡a"A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue - and its fascinating role in Black history and culture - from National Book Award winner Imani Perry"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aPerry, Imani, ‡d1972- ‡0(CARDINAL)356331 |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aAfrican Americans ‡xSocial life and customs. ‡0(CARDINAL)228877 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aAfrican Americans ‡xHistory. ‡0(CARDINAL)228850 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aAfrican Americans ‡xRace identity. ‡0(CARDINAL)228866 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aBlue ‡xSocial aspects. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aBlues (Music) ‡xPsychological aspects. | |
| 901 | . | ‡a14574715 ‡bOCoLC ‡c14574715 ‡tbiblio ‡sSystem Local | |
