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The myth of the Negro past
Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963.
Year: c1941.
Publisher:  Harper. 
© Melville Herskovits
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Frontmatter
FOREWORD
PREFACE
I. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AFRICANISMS
II. THE SEARCH FOR TRIBAL ORIGINS
III. THE AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
IV. ENSLAVEMENT AND THE REACTION TO SLAVE STATUS
V. THE ACCULTURATIVE PROCESS
VI. THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE: AFRICANISMS IN SECULAR LIFE
VII. THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE: AFRICANISMS IN RELIGIOUS LIFE
VIII. THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE: LANGUAGE AND THE ARTS
IX. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX. DIRECTIVES FOR FURTHER STUDY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Title: The myth of the Negro past : Melville J. Herskovits.
Author: Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963
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E-Distribution Information: University of Michigan Library, Scholarly Publishing Office
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Source Version: The myth of the Negro past : Melville J. Herskovits
Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963
New York: Harper, c1941.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.02852
Subject Headings: • African Americans
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