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

"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.
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Physical Description:295 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
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