{"product_id":"creoles-of-color-book-james-h-dormon-jr-9780870499166","title":"Creoles of Color","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsisting of eight original essays by noted scholars, this volume examines the history and culture of a unique population--those peoples in the Gulf region who descended from the colonial and antebellum free persons of color and who represent the middle ground in the region's \"tri-racial\" social order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough the book begins with an analysis of the Creole population's origins in the New Orleans area, the subsequent essays focus on the Creole communities outside that city. Throughout the volume the contributors demonstrate the persistence of the Creole ethnic identity. Included are examinations of Creole populations in the cities of Pensacola and Mobile, as well as those in the bayou and prairie regions of Louisiana. In addition to dealing with sociohistorical aspects of the Creole experience, the book features essays that examine language, music, and folklore. The concluding essay, which cuts across several disciplines, covers the late-twentieth-century revitalization of the Gulf Creole communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its multidimensional, cross-disciplinary emphasis, \u003ci\u003eCreoles of Color of the Gulf South\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes an especially notable contribution to the current scholarly interest in ethnic minorities and racial dynamics in American history and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53183268585745,"sku":"NGR9780870499166","price":41.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780870499166.jpg?v=1772282942","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/creoles-of-color-book-james-h-dormon-jr-9780870499166","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}