{"product_id":"juneteenth-texas-9781574412833","title":"Juneteenth Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Francis E. Abernethy | Patrick B. Mullen | Alan B. Govenar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Folklore \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuneteenth 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. \"[T]he 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47608027644055,"sku":"9781574412833","price":2989.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781574412833.webp?v=1775050920","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/juneteenth-texas-9781574412833","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}