Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Lorenzo Dow Turner A Biographical Dedication Introduction The African Connection Abbreviations One: The Bantu Vocabulary Content of Gullah Two: Black Names in the United States Three: Africanisms of Bantu Origin in Black English Four: Bantu Place Names in Nine Southern States Five: Africanisms in Contemporary American English Notes Bibliography Index Contents: Introduction: The African Connection One: The Bantu Vocabulary Content of Gullah Two: Black Names in the United States Three: Africanisms of Bantu Origin in Black English Four: Bantu Place Names in Nine Southern States Five: Africanisms in Contemporary American English Notes Bibliography IndexContents

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