Tabla de Contenidos: “…African-American folklore in Texas and in the Texas Folklore Society / Black sacred harp singing remembered in East Texas / Henry Truvillion of the big thicket : a song worth singing / Once upon a time in Houston's fourth ward / Where the Cedar Grove / Mance Lipscomb : fight, flight or the blues / More than just 'possum'n taters : Texas-African foodways in the WPA slave narratives / Giving honor to God, the joy and salvation in my life : the appreciation service in song / From gumbo to Grammys : the development of Zydeco music in Houston / From Behop to hard bop and beyond : the Texas jazz connection / African-American blacksmithing in east Texas / Musical traditions of twentieth century African-American cowboys / John Biggers, artist : traditional folkways of the black community / The African-American folktale and J. …”

“…It further argues that widely read literature set in the city, through its engagement with urban folkways that shape and reshape public memory, has participated, for good and ill, in the framing of the city's problems, the proposed solutions to those problems, and the perceived effectiveness of those solutions…”

“…Throughout her life, she was committed to preserving the rural, southern folkways she had experienced as a child. She and other members of her family were folk musicians, at times professionally, and she also became a folk poet and artist…”

“…The Ze’enah U-Re’enah can teach us much about the influence of biblical commentaries, popular Jewish theology, folkways, and religious practices. This translation is based on the earliest editions of the Ze’enah U-Re’enah, and the notes annotate the primary sources utilized by the author…”

“…Chapters on each of the six tribes look at origin stories, religion, politics, education, folkways, family life, social activities, economic issues, and important events. …”