Go Down, Old Hannah - The Living History of African American Texans

Klappentext A collection of 15 living history plays about key aspects of African American life commissioned by museums and historic sites in Texas Zusammenfassung A collection of 15 living history plays about key aspects of African American life commissioned by museums and historic sites in Texas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction Part I: Celebrations Overview; Jumpin' Juba: Uncle Bubba and Mammy Bell Jump de Broom; Christmas at Varner-Hogg: Patton Plantation Memories Part II: Family Breakup Overview; Arcy Makes Room for Judith Martin: The Breakup of a Slave Family; A Little Slave for Sale--Cheap!; Sweet By and By: Barrington Farm Chronicle Part III: Running Away Overview; Arcy Attempts Escape; Fugitives of Passion: On the Underground Railroad to Mexico Part IV: Battles Overview; Hell or High Water: Brit Bailey Heads Off Stephen F. Austin; Still Am A'Risin': The Battle of Velasco and the Vigil at Bolivar Part V: Civil War Overview; Plantation Liendo: Civil War Reenactment; Cane Cutter Country: The Saga of the Lake Jackson Plantation Part VI: Emancipation Overview; Slav'ry Chain Done Broke at Las'; Porch Politics: Sam Houston Style Part VII: Reconstruction Overview; Social Politics in Victorian Texas: A Living History Interpretation of African Americans and Their Responsibilities; Juneteenth at the George Ranch Conclusion; Appendix: Lesson Plans and Additional Resources; Notes

Product details

• Authors: Naomi Mitchell Carrier
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2010
• EAN: 9780292722422
• ISBN: 978-0-292-72242-2
• No. of pages: 339
• Series: Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)