Juneteenth Texas /
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Denton, Tex. :
University of North Texas Press,
1996.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ;
54 |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | 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. 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. |
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| Item Description: | Project Muse Open Access Books |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 364 pages :) illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9781574410181 1574410180 |
