Juneteenth Texas

Juneteenth Texas
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Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 1574410180
ISBN-13 : 9781574410181
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Book Synopsis Juneteenth Texas by : Francis Edward Abernethy

Download or read book Juneteenth Texas written by Francis Edward Abernethy and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juneteenth Texas reflects the many dimensions of African-American folklore. The personal essays are reminiscences about the past and are written from both black and white perspectives. They are followed by essays which classify and describe different aspects of African-American folk culture in Texas; studies of specific genres of folklore, such as songs and stories; studies of specific performers, such as Lightnin' Hopkins and Manse Lipscomb and of particular folklorists who were important in the collecting of African-American folklore, such as J. Mason Brewer; and a section giving resources for the further study of African Americans in Texas.


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