Juneteenth Texas

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 NewsThis volume on black Texas folklore is a fresh and fascinating contribution to African American history.-Journal of Southern History