Book

Spout Spring: a Black community

Holt, Rinehart and WinstonNew York • Published In 1971 • Pages: xi, 99

By: Kunkel, Peter H., Kennard, Sara Sue.

Abstract
The source offers a short ethnographic description of a Black neighborhood in a small American city of the Ozark region. The location of this community is its chief interest, for it provides the researcher with the opportunity to explore aspects of Black society and culture outside of the typical urban ghetto context.
Subjects
Composition of population
Internal migration
Poverty
Community structure
Labor supply and employment
Occupational specialization
Household
Cliques
Social relationships and groups
Acculturation and culture contact
Sodalities
culture
African Americans
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus ; 1986
Field Date
1964-1968
Coverage Date
1965-1970
Coverage Place
Spout Spring neighborhood, city of Sequoyah, Lincoln county, Ozarka state (pseudonyms) United States
Notes
by Peter Kunkel and Sara Sue Kennard
Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-99)
LCCN
76166105
LCSH
African Americans