{"product_id":"the-afro-american-griot-speaks-the-joneses-9781087911847","title":"The Afro-American Griot Speaks: The Joneses","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sharon Munoz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Staffman Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Staffman Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasically, this started in 1969-70 while I was on vacation in Houston, Texas. I asked my grandfather, Nelson Mason Jones, Sr., \"Granddaddy, where do we come from and who are we?\" And he answered, \"They say we are Guitchees.\" It was said so ominously, I did not know whether that was bad, like being a criminal or top secret like being a spy. Since then, I have heard a number of explanations such as 1) these were Blacks who settled in the islands \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoff Louisiana, and 2) these were Blacks who were basically English speakers among people whose primary language was not English. You can take your pick of definitions, or even add a new one; I'm still not sure what the definition is! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46453963915415,"sku":"9781087911847","price":1807.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781087911847.webp?v=1769146810","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-afro-american-griot-speaks-the-joneses-9781087911847","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}