"Goodbye God, I'm Going to Texas": The Migration of Louisiana Creoles of Colour and the Preservation of Black Catholic and Creole Traditions in Southeast Texas

This article examines the migration of French-speaking blacks and Creoles of Colour from Southern Louisiana to Texas during the first half of the twentieth century. It centers on the importance of Catholic churches as cultural centers for the preservation of Creole culture beyond Louisiana's bo...

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主要作者: Chambers, Glenn A. (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: University of Saskatchewan [2014]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2014, 卷: 26, 發布: 1, Pages: 124-143
Further subjects:B Zydeco
B Jim Crow
B Josephite Fathers
B Migration
B Texas
B Music
B Race
B Louisiana
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總結:This article examines the migration of French-speaking blacks and Creoles of Colour from Southern Louisiana to Texas during the first half of the twentieth century. It centers on the importance of Catholic churches as cultural centers for the preservation of Creole culture beyond Louisiana's borders and shows how religious orders attempted to preserve the faith of migrant black Catholics by insulating them from many aspects of racial inequality and segregation in its religious environment. The Church helped Creole communities maintain their ethnic and cultural ties to Louisiana. However, the resulting cultural exclusivity of a Catholic and Creole identity alienated the broader African American community.
ISSN:1703-289X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.26.1.124