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Places for the spirit : traditional African American gardens /

"A collection of over 80 documentary photographs of African American gardens and their creators in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Includes a foreword by Hilton Als. The gardens' design and meanings can be traced to gardens of American slaves a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sills, Vaughn, 1946-
Corporate Author: Trinity University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Antonio, Tex. : Trinity University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
African American gardens > Southern States > Pictorial works.
Photography of gardens.
Gardening.
United States.
Description
Summary:"A collection of over 80 documentary photographs of African American gardens and their creators in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Includes a foreword by Hilton Als. The gardens' design and meanings can be traced to gardens of American slaves and further back to their African heritage"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xx, 138 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781595340641 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1595340645 (hardcover : alk. paper)