Description
Mardi Gras Indians explores how sacred and secular expressions of Carnival throughout the African diaspora came together in a gumbo-sized melting pot to birth one of the most unique traditions celebrating African culture, Indigenous peoples, and Black Americans. Williams ties together the fragments of the ancient traditions with the expressed experiences of the contemporary. From the sangamentos of the Kongolese and the calumets of the various tribes of the lower Mississippi River valley to one-on-one interviews with today's Black masking tribe members, this book highlights the spirit of resistance and rebellion upon which this culture was built.
Author: Nikesha Williams
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 10/21/2022
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780807178706
ISBN10: 0807178705
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Customs & Traditions
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
Author: Nikesha Williams
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 10/21/2022
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780807178706
ISBN10: 0807178705
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Customs & Traditions
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
About the Author
Nikesha Elise Williams is an award-winning author and the producer and host of the Black & Published podcast. She has received two Suncoast Regional Emmy awards for her work as a news producer. Williams is currently a freelance writer for the Washington Post, Essence, and Vox, among other publications. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with her famil