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1 online resource (1 audio file (2hr., 32 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Narrated by David Oyelowo, Forest Whitaker & Oprah Winfrey ; foreword read by Lee Daniels. |
| Summary |
This mesmerizing companion book to the award-winning film The Butler traces the Civil Rights Movement and explores crucial moments of twentieth century American history through the eyes of Eugene Allen-a White House butler who served eight presidents over the course of thirty-four years. During the presidencies of Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan, Eugene Allen was a butler in the most famous of residences: the White House. An African American who came of age during the era of Jim Crow, Allen served tea and supervised buffets while also witnessing some of the most momentous decisions made during the second half of the twentieth century, including Lyndon's Johnson's work during the Civil Rights Movement and Ronald Reagan getting tough on apartheid. Timely, The Butler also explores Eugene Allen and his family's background along with the history of African Americans in Hollywood and also features a foreword by the film's director Lee Daniels. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Allen, Eugene, 1919-2010.
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Obama, Barack.
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Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Biography.
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Butlers -- United States -- Biography.
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African American household employees -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Segregation -- History -- 20th century.
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Race relations in motion pictures.
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African Americans in motion pictures.
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United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008.
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Daniels, Lee, 1959-
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Oyelowo, David. Narrator.
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Whitaker, Forest. Narrator.
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Winfrey, Oprah. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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Lee Daniels' the butler (Motion picture)
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Butler (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781442368187 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1442368187 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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MWT12395860 |
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