| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 304 pages) : color illustrations |
| Summary |
"The state of Florida has a rich literary and cultural history, which has been greatly shaped by many different ethnicities, races, and cultures that call the Sunshine State home. Little attention has been paid, however, to the key role of African Americans in Floridian history and culture. The state's early population boom came from immigrants from the US South, and many of them were African Americans. Interaction between the state's ethnic communities has created a unique and vibrant culture, which has had, and continues to have, a significant impact on southern, national, and hemispheric life and history. Black Hibiscus: African Americans and the Florida Imaginary begins by exploring Florida's colonial past, focusing particularly on interactions between maroons who escaped enslavement, and on Albery Whitman's The Rape of Florida, which also links Black people and Native Americans. Contributors consider film, folklore, and music, as well as such key Black writers as Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson, Gwendolyn Bennett, Colson Whitehead, and Edwidge Danticat. The volume features Black Floridians' role in the civil rights movement and Black contributions to the celebrated Florida Writers' Project. Contributors include literary scholars, historians, film critics, art historians, anthropologists, musicologists, political scientists, artists, and poets"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 26, 2024) |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Florida -- History
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African Americans -- Florida -- Social conditions
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African Americans -- Florida -- Social life and customs
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
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African Americans.
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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African Americans -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs.
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Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Florida -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85049224
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Florida -- Social conditions
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Florida -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Florida.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lowe, John Wharton, editor
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| LC no. |
2023039015 |
| ISBN |
9781496848642 |
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1496848640 |
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9781496848611 |
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1496848616 |
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9781496848628 |
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1496848624 |
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9781496848635 |
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1496848632 |
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