African-American Traditions in Song, Sermon, Tale, and Dance, 1600S-1920

Focusing on folk culture, this guide catalogs and annotates 2,328 items, chosen both for historical relevance and to insure broad representation. Chronologically organized by historical period, the materials fall into three categories literary publications, iconographical records, and collections of song, tale, and sermon texts. A short, but particularly important section, "the WPA Slave Narrative Collection", includes materials collected in the 1930s. Indexed by name, subject, and by first lines of songs. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

"As any well-organized, carefully annotated bibliography does, this work by Southern and Wright brings order out of chaos. The 2,328 entries identify books, articles, sermons, pamphlets, and broadsides, among other formats, all centered on black folk culture with emphasis on the manifestations of that culture from 1600 to 1920 through song, dance, games, sermons, and illustrations. . . . This carefully done and useful bibliography is recommended for libraries on all campuses where there is an interest in the black experience." Choice

General

ISBN		9780313249181
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Greenwood Pub Group
Pages		416
List Price		$106.95
Author		Southern, Eileen Wright, Josephine
Publication Date		09/11/1990
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 11.5 Inches (US) Width: 9 Inches (US) Thickness: 1.25 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 2.9 Pounds (US)
Series		GREENWOOD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BLACK MUSIC
Editor		Wright, Josephine