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Juneteenth Texas

Juneteenth Texas

Govenar, Alan B.
Mullen, Patrick B.
Abernethy, Francis E.

Paperback

Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Book 54

Mythology & FolkloreBlack American StudiesGeneral Music

ISBN10: 1574412833
ISBN13: 9781574412833
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: Feb 20 2010
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Juneteenth Texas explores African-American folkways and traditions from both African-American and white perspectives. Included are descriptions and classifications of different aspects of African-American folk culture in Texas; explorations of songs and stories and specific performers such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Manse Lipscomb, and Bongo Joe; and a section giving resources for the further study of African Americans in Texas. [T]he editors have contributed significantly to making our past relevant to our present in Juneteenth Texas, a collection of essays that explore African-American folkways and traditions. Drawing upon the expertise of folklorists, musicologists, filmmakers, historians, anthropologists and just plain folks . . . the objective is to use the prism of African-American folklore to enlighten all Americans about our common culture. . . . So evocative is the writing on musical folklore, one longs for a companion CD to add even more vitality to . . . an excellent text.-Dallas Morning News This volume on black Texas folklore is a fresh and fascinating contribution to African American history.-Journal of Southern History

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