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Spirit of Black Hawk : A Mystery of Africans and Indians by Syndey Byrd and Jason Berry (1995, Hardcover)
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A report on a sect of African American churches in New Orleans and the mystery of how a legendary Indian became one of their patron saints
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity Press of Mississippi
ISBN-100878058060
ISBN-139780878058068
eBay Product ID (ePID)198569
Product Key Features
Number of Pages278 Pages
Publication NameSpirit of Black Hawk : a Mystery of Africans and Indians
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCustoms & Traditions, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science
AuthorSyndey Byrd, Jason Berry
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-020270
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal289.9
SynopsisA report on a sect of African American churches in New Orleans and the mystery of how a legendary Indian became one of their patron saints, The exotic cultural terrain of New Orleans is enriched by the Spiritual churches. Combining elements from Roman Catholicism, Afro-Caribbean rituals, and down-home black religion, some one hundred of these houses of worship, most of them small, are scattered throughout the Crescent City. Their founder, Mother Leafy Anderson, was a faith healer and medium of African and Native American ancestry, who summoned spirits of the dead to commune with the living. In 1920 she came from Chicago to establish her denomination led by women and gladdened by jazz bands. Despite segregation laws, her congregations were integrated. At the center of her church Mother Anderson enshrined the spirit of Black Hawk, the rebellious Indian leader who in the 1830s waged a valiant rear-guard war against white pioneers and federal troops during the settling of the Midwest. Passionate present-day followers of Mother Anderson sing praises to him, He'll fight your battles. He's on the wall. Why Black Hawk? Why is a Midwestern Indian at the heart of an African-American faith in the Deep South? Jason Berry, one of America's finest investigative nonfiction writers, explores the intriguing mystery of Black Hawk's place in the canon of Spiritual saints. In doing so he recounts the fascinating story of the church and the latterday followers of Mother Anderson in contemporary New Orleans. His haunting narrative is a historical detective story that encompasses the biography of Black Hawk, Leafy Anderson, and the remarkable circle of disciples around her, such as the benevolent Mother Catherine Seals, whose haven for illegitimate children and unwed mothers was called the Temple of the Innocent Blood.
LC Classification NumberBX6194.A4634N483
