LEADER 02528nam 2200481 450 001 9910453263003321 005 20211005014926.0 010 $a0-19-976347-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001204588 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24087856 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5746843 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC648019 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL648019 035 $a(OCoLC)958567104 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001204588 100 $a20190624d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBlack culture and Black consciousness $eAfro-American folk thought from slavery to freedom /$fLawrence W. Levine 205 $a30th anniversary edition. 210 1$aOxford ;$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (542 p.) 225 0$aGalaxy Books ;$v530 311 $a0-19-530568-X 311 $a0-19-530569-8 330 $aWhen Black Culture and Black Consciousness first appeared thirty years ago, it marked a revolution in our understanding of African American history. Contrary to prevailing ideas at the time, which held that African culture disappeared quickly under slavery and that black Americans had little group pride, history, or cohesiveness, Levine uncovered a cultural treasure trove, illuminating a rich and complex African American oral tradition, including songs, proverbs, jokes, folktales, and long narrative poems called toasts--work that dated from before and after emancipation. The fact that these ideas and sources seem so commonplace now is in large part due this book and the scholarship that followed in its wake. A landmark work that was part of the "cultural turn" in American history, Black Culture and Black Consciousness profoundly influenced an entire generation of historians and continues to be read and taught. For this anniversary reissue, Levine wrote a new preface reflecting on the writing of the book and its place within intellectual trends in African American and American cultural history. 606 $aAfrican Americans$vFolklore 606 $aFolklore$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAfrican Americans 615 0$aFolklore 676 $a398.208996073 700 $aLevine$b Lawrence W.$093358 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453263003321 996 $aBlack culture and Black consciousness$9819891 997 $aUNINA