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- Title
"In the Pines, Where the Sun Don't Ever Shine": Oral History, Community, and Race in Nacogdoches, East Texas.
- Authors
Sandul, Paul J. P.; Blackburn, Laura; Bentley, Lisa; Hanshaw, Jessy K.; Marsh, Aaron; Wieseman, Kaitlin
- Abstract
The article discusses the significance of a 19th century U.S. folk song entitled "In the Pines" and the impact of its oral history in Nacogdoches, Texas. The article examines the story in the song and what the authors identify as historical anxieties related to race, class, and gender. The authors discuss what they call a "reign of terror" in Nacogdoches and the importance of oral history in recording the area's past. The authors argue that African Americans in Nacogdoches have been timid to record the past, but that oral history offers the promise of uncovering vital information, correcting inaccuracies, and acting as a tool for social advocacy.
- Subjects
NACOGDOCHES (Tex.); TEXAS; IN the Pines (Music); FOLK music; HISTORIOGRAPHY of oral history; RACE relations -- Social aspects; AFRICAN Americans; RACIAL identity of African Americans; AFRICAN American history; CLASS identity; GENDER roles &; society; MUSIC &; society; HISTORIOGRAPHY
- Publication
East Texas Historical Journal, 2012, Vol 50, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
0424-1444
- Publication type
Article