Author: William Lynwood MontellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
A Folk History of the Coe Ridge Negro Colony
Author: William Lynwood MontellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
The Saga of Coe Ridge
Author: William Lynwood MontellPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9780870493157
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Few black groups in the United States carry with them the romance, the gripping history, the pathos, the indestructible spirit of the Coe Ridge colony during the ninety years of its existence. ". . . a new and long needed departure in American historiography. . . . This is in every way an impressive book. It contains detailed accounts of the informants, tables of folklore motifs, genealogical charts, a prologue and epilogue explaining authoritatively the hypotheses of oral traditional history, and handsome photographs of the Coe Ridge area." --Richard M. Dorson, Journal of American History. "Lynwood Montell has written an invaluable book for all those interested in the use of oral tradition as a tool in the reconstruction of history. . . . This is a book worthy of being on any folklorist's shelf." --Richaed A. Reuss, Journal of American Folklore.
Publications of the American Folklife Center
Author: Ethnic Folklife Dissertations from the United States and Canada, 1960-1980
Author: Catherine Hiebert KerstPublisher: Washington : American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Canada Population Ethnic groups Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Blacks in Appalachia
Author: William H. TurnerPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813181526
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Although southern Appalachia is popularly seen as a purely white enclave, blacks have lived in the region from early times. Some hollows and coal camps are in fact almost exclusively black settlements. The selected readings in this new book offer the first comprehensive presentation of the black experience in Appalachia. Organized topically, the selections deal with the early history of blacks in the region, with studies of the black communities, with relations between blacks and whites, with blacks in coal mining, and with political issues. Also included are a section on oral accounts of black experiences and an analysis of black Appalachian demography. The contributors range from Carter Woodson and W. E. B. Du Bois to more recent scholars such as Theda Perdue and David A. Corbin. An introduction by the editors provides an overall context for the selections. Blacks in Appalachia focuses needed attention on a neglected area of Appalachian studies. It will be a valuable resource for students of Appalachia and of black history.
Oral History
Author: David K. DunawayPublisher: AltaMira Press
ISBN: 0759117632
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology is a collection of classic articles by some of the best known proponents of oral history, demonstrating the basics of oral history, while also acting as a guidebook for how to use it in research. Added to this new edition is insight into how oral history is practiced on an international scale, making this book an indispensable resource for scholars of history and social sciences, as well as those interested in oral history on the avocational level. This volume is a reprint of the 1984 edition, with the added bonus of a new introduction by David Dunaway and a new section on how oral history is practiced on an international scale. Selections from the original volume trace the origins of oral history in the United States, provide insights on methodology and interpretation, and review the various approaches to oral history used by folklorists, historians, anthropologists, and librarians, among others. Family and ethnic historians will find chapters addressing the applications of oral history in those fields.
North from the Mountains
Author: John S. KesslerPublisher: Mercer University Press
ISBN: 9780865547001
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Kessler and Ball have written the definitive book on the Carmel Melungeon settlement in Highland, Ohio. Available in both hardback and paperback.
The Folklore Historian
Author: Jumping the Broom
Author: Tyler D. ParryPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469660873
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
In this definitive history of a unique tradition, Tyler D. Parry untangles the convoluted history of the "broomstick wedding." Popularly associated with African American culture, Parry traces the ritual's origins to marginalized groups in the British Isles and explores how it influenced the marriage traditions of different communities on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. His surprising findings shed new light on the complexities of cultural exchange between peoples of African and European descent from the 1700s up to the twenty-first century. Drawing from the historical records of enslaved people in the United States, British Romani, Louisiana Cajuns, and many others, Parry discloses how marginalized people found dignity in the face of oppression by innovating and reimagining marriage rituals. Such innovations have an enduring impact on the descendants of the original practitioners. Parry reveals how and why the simple act of "jumping the broom" captivates so many people who, on the surface, appear to have little in common with each other.
Slave Folklife on the Waccamaw Neck
Author: Charles W. JoynerPublisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 854
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