| Description |
xxi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Blacks in the diaspora
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Blacks in the diaspora.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Joseph E. Holloway -- The origins of African- American culture / Joseph E. Holloway -- African elements in African-American English / Molefi Kete Asante -- The case of voodoo in New Orleans / Jessie Gaston Mulira -- Gullah attitudes toward life and death / Margaret Washington Creel -- African religious retentions in Florida / Robert L. Hall -- |
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Sacrificial practices in Santeria, an African-Cuban religion in the United States / George Brandon -- Kongo influences on African-American artistic culture / Robert Farris Thompson -- Africanisms in African-American music / Portia K. Maultsby -- Africanisms and the study of folklore / Beverly J. Robinson -- The African heritage of white America / John Edward Philips |
| Subject |
African Americans.
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African Americans. |
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African Americans -- Social life and customs.
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African Americans -- Social life and customs. |
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United States -- Civilization -- African influences.
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United States. |
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Civilization. |
| Added Author |
Holloway, Joseph E.
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| ISBN |
025332839X |
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