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Photographs from the Puckett Collection: folk beliefs of African Americans in the southern United States

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Puckett, Newbell Niles

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Sociologist Newbell Niles Puckett studied the lives and culture of African Americans living in the southern United States, with an emphasis on religious and folk beliefs. He photographed superstitious practices in his native Mississippi as part of his research documentation.
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Photographs
  3. Superstition

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