American popular culture has had a profound impact on societies and communities around the world. Whether it be the world of fashion, literature, or politics, aspects of American pop culture have had ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Southern folk culture: unity in in diversity -- " Let us break bread together": cultural interaction in the old South -- "In his hands": the world of the plantation ...