{"product_id":"juneteenth-texas-54-francis-edward-abernethy-9781574412833","title":"Juneteenth Texas","description":"Juneteenth 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis E. Abernethy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574412833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574412833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Francis E. Abernethy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991620649215,"sku":"9781574412833","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f5ac41d-53c4-4fbd-a5df-f5e55efe56c9.jpg?v=1683311310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/juneteenth-texas-54-francis-edward-abernethy-9781574412833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}