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Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life?: The People of Johns Island South Carolina--Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Songs

Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life?: The People of Johns Island South Carolina--Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Songs - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Guy Carawan, Candie Carawan, Robert Yellin (Photographer)Series:Brown Thrasher BooksPublish date:1994-04-01Pages:268
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820316437ISBN-10:820316431UPC:9780820316437Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, United States, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Cultural & Social, State & Local, AmericanSize:10.83 x 8.24 x 0.62 inchesWeight:1.3713Product ID:SC7BNRSQR4

Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life?: The People of Johns Island South Carolina--Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Songs

Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life? presents an oral, musical, and photographic record of the venerable Gullah culture in modern times. With roots stretching back to their slave forebears, the Johns Islanders and their folk traditions are a vital link between black Americans and their African and Caribbean ancestors.

When first published in 1966, this book conveyed islanders' trepidation...
Series: Brown Thrasher Books
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820316437ISBN-10:820316431UPC:9780820316437Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, United States, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Cultural & Social, State & Local, AmericanSize:10.83 x 8.24 x 0.62 inchesWeight:1.3713Product ID:SC7BNRSQR4
Guy Carawan (Author)
GUY CARAWAN (1927-2015) was an educator, writer, musician, and collector who dedicated himself to preserving the culture of the South and fighting for the civil rights of its common people. He and his spouse, Candie Carawan, had a decades-long association with the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tennessee. The Carawans served as consultants to the...
Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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