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African-American holidays, festivals, and celebrations : the history, customs, and symbols associated with both traditional and contemporary religious and secular events observed by Americans of African descent

Author

Gay, Kathlyn.

Title

African-American holidays, festivals, and celebrations : the history, customs, and symbols associated with both traditional and contemporary religious and secular events observed by Americans of African descent / by Kathlyn Gay ; foreword by Jean Currie Church ; introduction by Jessie Carney Smith.

Format

Book

Published

Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2007.

Description

xx, 569 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

URL

<Table of contents only> http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip073/2006035793.html

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-505) and index.

Summary

"Provides information about the history and celebration of more than 100 holidays, festivals, and other events observed by Americans of African descent. Features include narrative overviews, chronology of historical events related to holidays and festivals, calendar and geographical listings of observances, bibliography, and contact information and web sites"--Provided by publisher.

Subject headings

Holidays--United States. Festivals--United States. African Americans--Social life and customs. United States--Social life and customs.

ISBN

9780780807792 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0780807790 (hardcover : alk. paper)