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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Other Authors: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 1996.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of 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 Behop 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-Americanphotography collection and archive / Alan Govenar
  • The African-American Museum of Dallas / Alan Govenar.