Shout because you're free : the African American ring shout tradition in coastal Georgia / text and drawings by Art Rosenbaum ; photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum ; music transcriptions and historical essay by Johann S. Buis.

Shout because you're free : the African American ring shout tradition in coastal Georgia /

"The ring shout is the oldest known African American performance tradition survivng on the North American continent. Performed for the purpose of religious worship, this fusion of dance, song, and percussion survives today in the Boldon community of McIntosh County, Georgia."

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosenbaum, Art
Other Authors: Buis, Johann S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©1998.
Subjects:
African Americans > Georgia > McIntosh County > Social life and customs.
African Americans > Georgia > McIntosh County > Religion.
African Americans > Georgia > McIntosh County > Folklore.
Folklore > Georgia > McIntosh County.
McIntosh County (Ga.) > Social life and customs.
McIntosh County (Ga.) > Religious life and customs.
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