Black Culture and Black Consciousness Afro-American Folk Thought from Slavery to Freedom

Name: Black Culture and Black Consciousness Afro-American Folk Thought from Slavery to Freedom
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ISBN: 9780195305685

ISBN-10: 019530568X

ISBN-13: 9780195305685

Edition: 30th 2007

Authors: Lawrence W. Levine

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When Black Culture and Black Consciousness first appeared thirty years ago, it marked a revolution in our understanding of African American history. Contrary to prevailing ideas at the time, which held that African culture disappeared quickly under slavery and that black Americans had little group pride, history, or cohesiveness, Levine uncovered a cultural treasure trove, illuminating a rich and complex African American oral tradition, including songs, proverbs, jokes, folktales, and long narrative poems called toasts--work that dated from before and after emancipation. The fact that these ideas and sources seem so commonplace now is in large part due this book and the scholarship that…

Book details

List price: $20.99
Edition: 30th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/27/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 8.62" wide x 5.35" long x 1.36" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Sacred World of Black Slaves



The Meaning of Slave Tales



Freedom, Culture, and Religion



The Rise of Secular Song



Black Laughter



A Pantheon of Heroes


Epilogue


Notes


Index