Sharecropper’s Troubadour: John L. Handcox, the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union, and the African American Song Tradition
Book 1 of Palgrave Studies in Oral History
Language: English
Americas (North; Central; South; West Indies) General History Modern Music Social History United States
Publisher: Springer
Published: Nov 19, 2013
Description:
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.