Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society) (Hardcover)

by Francis Edward Abernethy (Editor), Alan B. Govenar (Editor), Patrick B. Mullen (Editor), Patrick Mullen (Author) "Black people were a long time into Texas before the Anglos came to claim that territory as their own..." (more)
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These essays exploring Afro-American folklore gathers a fine collection of writings which examine a range of related issues; from the development of regional music springing from Sacred Harp singing to slave narratives and blacksmithing practices in Texas. Story themes are explored in a fine in-depth, scholarly study appropriate for college-level review.

• Hardcover: 364 pages
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press; 1st ed edition (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574410180
• ISBN-13: 978-1574410181
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
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