African American and West Indian folklife in South Florida

Authors

Joyce M. Jackson, Louisiana State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2011

Abstract

PRESENT-DAY METROPOLITAN MIAMI, WHICH ENCOMPASSES MOST OF Dade County, is an evolving environment that illustrates the historical flow of cultural ideas between diverse populations. The black population provides an excellent example of this diversity. Although the 1980 Census Summary of the General Population Characteristics reported that there were 280,434 blacks in the county, it did not mention that they came not only from the United States, but also from the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa. In this essay, I will examine some aspects of the folk culture of two African Diaspora groups in Miami-African Americans and West Indians. © 2012 by University Press of Mississippi. All rights reserved.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

The Florida Folklife Reader

Number

510

First Page

10

Last Page

22

Recommended Citation

Jackson, J. (2011). African American and West Indian folklife in South Florida. The Florida Folklife Reader, 10-22. Retrieved from https://repository.lsu.edu/geoanth_pubs/510