Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239)

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsmusicportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ain't you got a right to the tree of life?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

19512899

Responsibility statement

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

Sub title

the people of Johns Island, South Carolina--their faces, their words, and their songs

Table Of Contents

Preface / Charles Joyner -- Introduction -- 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 -- Afterword / Bernice Johnson Reagon

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