Juneteenth Texas : Essays in African-American Folklore / Francis Edward Abernethy [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abernethy, Francis Edward, author.

Series:

Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ; 54.

Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ; 54

Language:

English

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Texas--Folklore.

African Americans.

African Americans--Texas--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 364 pages) : illustrations, portraits.

Place of Publication:

University of North Texas Press 2010

Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 2010.

Summary:

Annotation 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. The 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.

Contents:

African-American folklore in Texas and in the Texas Folklore Society / Francis Edward Abernethy

Black sacred harp singing remembered in East Texas / Donald R. Ross

Henry Truvillion of the big thicket : a song worth singing / Jesse Truvillion

Once upon a time in Houston's fourth ward / James Thomas Jackson

Where the Cedar Grove / Clyde E. Daniels

Mance Lipscomb : fight, flight or the blues / Glen Alyn

More than just 'possum'n taters : Texas-African foodways in the WPA slave narratives / T. Lindsay Baker

Giving honor to God, the joy and salvation in my life : the appreciation service in song / Jan Rosenberg

From gumbo to Grammys : the development of Zydeco music in Houston / Lorenzo Thomas

From Bebop to hard bop and beyond : the Texas jazz connection / Dave Oliphant

African-American blacksmithing in east Texas / Richard Allen Burns

Musical traditions of twentieth century African-American cowboys / Alan Govenar

John Biggers, artist : traditional folkways of the black community / Alvia J. Wardlaw

The African-American folktale and J. Mason Brewer / Lorenzo Thomas

Juneteenth : a red spot day on the Texas calendar / William H. Wiggins, Jr

Lightnin' Hopkins : blues bard of the third ward / John Wheat

"Bongo Joe" : a traditional street performer / Pat Mullen

West African fiddles in deep east Texas / John Minton

"The yellow rose of Texas" : a different cultural view / Trudier Harris

The Texas trailblazer project / Patricia Smith Prather

The Texas African-American photography collection and archive / Alan Govenar

The African-American Museum of Dallas / Alan Govenar.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.