Jerrilyn McGregory
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604737820
- eISBN:
- 9781604737837
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604737820.003.0001
- Subject:
- Music, History, American
This chapter describes the Wiregrass County as a southern region. It explains the role of African Americans in the American Indian Wars and explores how their presence disrupted certain stereotypes ...
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This chapter describes the Wiregrass County as a southern region. It explains the role of African Americans in the American Indian Wars and explores how their presence disrupted certain stereotypes regarding southern history. The chapter highlights the distinction of Wiregrass County as a southern locale with prosperous African American landowners. It also considers the importance of the Twentieth of May in providing the primary context in which African Americans gather to sing and pass down local history in the spirit of celebration.Less
This chapter describes the Wiregrass County as a southern region. It explains the role of African Americans in the American Indian Wars and explores how their presence disrupted certain stereotypes regarding southern history. The chapter highlights the distinction of Wiregrass County as a southern locale with prosperous African American landowners. It also considers the importance of the Twentieth of May in providing the primary context in which African Americans gather to sing and pass down local history in the spirit of celebration.
Jerrilyn McGregory
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604737820
- eISBN:
- 9781604737837
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604737820.003.0008
- Subject:
- Music, History, American
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the history of sacred music in Wiregrass County, and highlights some discoveries that were previously unknown to the public and many scholars. ...
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This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the history of sacred music in Wiregrass County, and highlights some discoveries that were previously unknown to the public and many scholars. These include the Twentieth of May, Sunday Morning Band, Fifth Sundays, and the sacred music these occasions ritualized. The chapter also discusses the role of women spiritual activists in promoting a womanist spirituality to ensure the success of their entire network.Less
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the history of sacred music in Wiregrass County, and highlights some discoveries that were previously unknown to the public and many scholars. These include the Twentieth of May, Sunday Morning Band, Fifth Sundays, and the sacred music these occasions ritualized. The chapter also discusses the role of women spiritual activists in promoting a womanist spirituality to ensure the success of their entire network.
