Africa in the Americas: Melville J. Herskovits’ folkloristic and anthropological scholarship, 1923-1941

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Baron,Robert (Author)
    Format:
    Dissertation/Thesis
    Publication Date:
    1994
    Published:
    Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Subject Term:
    Blacks, Anthropology, African Americans, African retentions, Study and teaching, Assimilation (sociology), and Folklore
    Notes:
    827 p, Explores how elements of African culture were retained and transformed by New World Blacks creating emergent cultures from multiple sources.

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