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Chapter 2 - Two Men from Texas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2024

Sheila Curran Bernard
Sheila Curran Bernard
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University at Albany, State University of New York
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In September 1934, John Lomax and Huddie Ledbetter, now free, met up at a hotel in Marshall, Texas. Alan was sick, and Ledbetter would take his place driving and assisting Lomax with the ongoing music collection on behalf of the Library of Congress (now that collecting for American Ballads was complete). This chapter explores the backgrounds of each man, both of whom were brought by their families to Texas as young children, and the very different opportunities and challenges they faced in the Jim Crow South.

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Jeter plantationCaddo LakeCaddo ParishSharecroppingChildren’s music
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Bring Judgment Day
Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies
 , pp. 28 - 45
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Two Men from Texas
  • Sheila Curran Bernard, University at Albany, State University of New York
  • Book: Bring Judgment Day
  • Online publication: 21 June 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009103619.004
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  • Two Men from Texas
  • Sheila Curran Bernard, University at Albany, State University of New York
  • Book: Bring Judgment Day
  • Online publication: 21 June 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009103619.004
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  • Two Men from Texas
  • Sheila Curran Bernard, University at Albany, State University of New York
  • Book: Bring Judgment Day
  • Online publication: 21 June 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009103619.004
Available formats
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