Southern Heritage on Display: Public Ritual and Ethnic Diversity within Southern Regionalism

Contents

Illustrations vii Introduction Celeste Ray 1 1. “Keeping Jazz Funerals Alive”: Blackness and the Politics of Memory in New Orleans Helen A. Regis 38 2. The Mardi Gras Indian Song Cycle: A Heroic Tradition Kathryn VanSpanckeren 57 3. “There’s a Dance Every Weekend”: Powwow Culture in Southeast North Carolina Clyde Ellis 79 4. Melungeons and the Politics of Heritage Melissa Schrift 106 5. Kin-Religious Gatherings: Display for an “Inner Public” Gwen Kennedy Neville 130 6. Religious Healing in Southern Appalachian Communities Susan Emley Keefe 144 7. ¡Viva México!: Mexican Independence Day Festivals in Central Florida Joan Flocks and Paul Monaghan 167 8. Forget the Alamo: Fiesta and San Antonio’s Public Memory Laura Ehrisman 194 Contents 9. “Where the Old South Still Lives”: Displaying Heritage in Natchez, Mississippi Steven Hoelscher 218 10. “‘Thigibh!’ Means ‘Y’all Come!’”: Renegotiating Regional Memories through Scottish Heritage Celebration Celeste Ray 251 Glossary 283 Contributors 295 Index 297 vi / Contents ...