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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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Folklore studies in a multicultural world.
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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