Daisy Turner's kin : an African American family saga / Jane C. Beck.

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"A daughter of freed African American slaves, Daisy Turner became a living repository of history. The family narrative entrusted to her-- "a well-polished artifact, an heirloom that had been carefully preserved"-- began among the Yoruba in West Africa and continued with her own long lifetime. In 198...

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Main Author: Beck, Jane C., 1941- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Urbana [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
Series:Folklore studies in a multicultural world.
Subjects:
Turner, Daisy > Family.
Turner family.
African American families > Biography.
African American families > Virginia.
African American families > Vermont.
African Americans > Social conditions > 19th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:295 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
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Summary:
"A daughter of freed African American slaves, Daisy Turner became a living repository of history. The family narrative entrusted to her-- "a well-polished artifact, an heirloom that had been carefully preserved"-- began among the Yoruba in West Africa and continued with her own long lifetime. In 1983, folklorist Jane Beck began to interview Turner, then one hundred years old and still relating four generations of oral history"--Page 4 of cover.
Call Number:E185.97.T93 B43 2015
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-277) and index.
ISBN:9780252039232
0252039238
9780252080791
0252080793