Stetson Kennedy : applied folklore and cultural advocacy / Peggy A. Bulger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bulger, Peggy A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennedy, Stetson.

Folklorists--United States--Biography.

Folklorists.

Folklore--Social aspects.

Folklore.

Folklore--Political aspects.

United States.

Folklore--Political aspects--United States.

Folklore--Social aspects--United States.

Social reformers--United States--Biography.

Social reformers.

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

Southern States--Race relations.

Southern States.

Race relations.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 437 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cocoa, FL : Florida Historical Society Press, [2017]

Summary:

Stetson Kennedy was born in Jacksonville on October 5, 1916. From 1937 to 1942, Kennedy traveled the cities, towns, and rural backwoods of Florida documenting the cultural heritage of the state's diverse populations for the WPA's Florida Writers' Project. Kennedy later infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, exposing their secrets. He was an activist for positive social change, working to make life better for all Floridians until his death on August 27, 2011. This book is the first comprehensive look at the life and work of author, activist, folklorist, investigative journalist, and oral historian Stetson Kennedy. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 21

The Setting-Place and Period 28

The History-Paradox 32

Folklife Influences-People and Paradigms 37

Chapter 2 Dixie 57

Chapter 3 Florida 89

Chapter 4 Palmetto Country 125

Chapter 5 Atlanta 159

Chapter 6 Southern Exposure 193

Chapter 7 New York City 239

Chapter 8 Beluthahatchee 273

Chapter 9 Over the Water-Behind the Curtain 307.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781886104891

1886104891

OCLC:

973884176