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According to Simon, interwoven narratives parallel the novel's cryptic ledgers and emphasize the social justice that Faulkner advocated. Filmmaker and historian Sascha Alexandra Just explores the contributions of another African American group collectively known as the Black Indian Tribes of Ne...

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Published inThe Southern quarterly Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 5 - 8
Main Author Kolin, Philip C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hattiesburg Southern Quarterly 01.10.2017
Subjects
African Americans
American Indians
Art exhibits
Dance
Documentary films
Fieldwork
Oppression
Self concept
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Summary:According to Simon, interwoven narratives parallel the novel's cryptic ledgers and emphasize the social justice that Faulkner advocated. Filmmaker and historian Sascha Alexandra Just explores the contributions of another African American group collectively known as the Black Indian Tribes of New Orleans who, during Mardi Gras, parade down the streets of the city's black neighborhoods in feathered and beaded costumes paying tribute to Native Americans who helped their enslaved African ancestors escape and with them form so-called "maroon societies" in the Louisiana swamps. [...]of her field research and filmmaking, Just claims that these performances (1) remind us of the Black Indians' past struggles against white oppression, (2) express Black Indians' continuous opposition to today's racialized society, and (3) strengthen their communities' sense of self. [...]he points out that the film stressed that the economic health of the nation ultimately depended on the ecological health of the Mississippi watershed.
ISSN:0038-4496
2377-2050