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Posted by: Stephanie Hall
I remember a history class my junior year in high school dealing with the period in United States history when Indian tribes were being forced onto reservations. Presented as a better option were Indian schools where children were taught to assimilate into American society. To ensure that they would learn English and American customs these …
Posted in: Languages and Dialects, Native American History, Religion
Posted by: Stephanie Hall
One reason I became interested in the study of folklife was to learn through the voices of peoples who are often under-represented in history. As this is the end of February, African American History Month, and March is Women’s History Month, it seems a good time to take a look at what African American women …
Posted in: African Americans, Folk Music, Folksong, Herbert Halpert, John Henry Faulk, Oral History, Willis Laurence James, Zora Neale Hurston