Palgrave Studies in Oral History: John L. Handcox, the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union, and the African American Song Tradition

Honey, M.

Folk singer and labor organizer John Handcox was born to illiterate sharecroppers, but went on to become one of the most beloved folk singers of the prewar labor movement. This beautifully told oral history gives us Handcox in his own words, recounting a journey that began in the Deep South and went on to shape the labor music tradition.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-11-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230111271

DOI: 10.1057/9781137088369

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 225