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The myth of the Negro past
Melville J. Herskovits
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Frontmatter
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FOREWORD (page ix)
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PREFACE (page xiii)
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I. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AFRICANISMS (page 1)
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II. THE SEARCH FOR TRIBAL ORIGINS (page 33)
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III. THE AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE (page 54)
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IV. ENSLAVEMENT AND THE REACTION TO SLAVE STATUS (page 86)
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V. THE ACCULTURATIVE PROCESS (page 110)
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VI. THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE: AFRICANISMS IN SECULAR LIFE (page 143)
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VII. THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE: AFRICANISMS IN RELIGIOUS LIFE (page 207)
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VIII. THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE: LANGUAGE AND THE ARTS (page 261)
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IX. CONCLUSIONS (page 292)
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REFERENCES (page 300)
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APPENDIX. DIRECTIVES FOR FURTHER STUDY (page 326)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 341)