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 Cover Image

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 / recorded and edited by Guy and Candie Carawan ; photographs by Robert Yellin ; music transcribed by Ethel Raim.

Carawan, Guy, (editor.). Carawan, Candie, (editor.).

Summary:

This book presents an oral, musical, and photographic record of the venerable Gullah culture in modern times. With roots stretching back to their slave forbears, the Johns Islanders and their folk traditions are a vital link between black Americans and their African and Caribbean ancestors.

Record details

ISBN: 0820311324
ISBN: 9780820311326
ISBN: 0820316431
ISBN: 9780820316437
Physical Description: xvii, 240 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 29 cm.
Edition: Revised and expanded edition / new photographs by Ida Berman, Gary Hamilton, and others ; preface by Charles Joyner ; afterword by Bernice Johnson Reagon.
Publisher: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [1989]
Copyright: ©1989

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Brown Thrasher books."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239).
Formatted Contents Note:	Been in the storm so long: days past -- The storm is passing over: the present -- All things are possible if you only believe: meeting at moving star hall -- Talkin' 'bout a good time: jokey times -- Down on me: race relations -- Ain't you got a right to the tree of life? : progress on Johns Island -- Keep your eyes on the prize: the Sea Islands in 1988 -- We will overcome: laying the groundwork in the 1950s -- Honey in the rock: passing on the cultural traditions.