Description: Before and After Freedom, South Carolina, American Heritage, Paperback In the late 1930s the Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) began an undertaking to document the history and folklore of South Carolina as told by surviving slaves and their descendents. What was produced over the five-and-half-year project was an extensive collection--thousands of written pages--of African American folklore that had been passed down through generations and, until then, had never before been put to paper.Before and After Freedom is a collection of authentic Lowcountry folklore as directly told to the WPA field workers and captured through their written reports. Southern author Nancy Rhyne has assembled a cross section of writing that gives the reader an understanding of the stories and superstitions embraced by generations of former slaves and their families. Along with WPA reports, Rhyne also has added stories from personal interviews and detailed research. From former slaves to Charleston's social elite and the state's first governors, this is a diverse collection of tales, but all of them reveal a character and nature that is true to the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Price: 9.74 USD
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781596290860
Book Title: Before and after Freedom : Lowcountry Narratives and Folklore
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2005
Topic: American / African American, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, United States / 19th Century, Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Fiction, Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Nancy Rhyne
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: American Heritage Ser.
Format: Perfect
