10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUCKRA»
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A chance encounter with the son of a plantation family allows Barty Grunson, a poor white in South Carolina, to see what life is like on the other side of Hell Hole Swamp in a world he never knew existed.
Gertrude Mathews Shelby, Samuel Gaillard Stoney, 1930
THE POOR BUCKRA SONGS PECULIAB interest is attached to certain songs
sung by the poorest whites in the Southern states. These people are commonly
known as the "poor buckra." They constitute a class by themselves: among them
are ...
Buckra was, with the black man. the generic name of the white man. " Poor
buckra " belonged to this class of people specifically, and was a term of obloquy.
Between the negro and the "poor buckra " there existed a bitter class hatred — a
...
Alfred Emanuel Smith, Francis Walton, 1899
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Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
'It warm me heart, Mistah Delgado, sah,' one white-haired, tottering, venerable
old negro mumbled out slowly with a pleasant smile, 'to see so many good
neighbour all come togedder again for kill de buckra. It long since I see fine
gadering ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1886
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The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms
powerfully 121 diverting story behind it, as unusual as poontang sounds, but it
probably comes from the French putain (prostitute) by way of New Orleans. poor
Often pronounced po' or pore. poor boy See POH' BOY. poor buckra; po' buckra ...
6
Nights with Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation
Hide fum da Buckra, B'er Lion!' "Da Lion, 'e shekky 'e head; 'e say: " ' Ki ! Me no
skeer da Buckra Man. I glad fer shum. I ketch um un I kyar um wey I lif ; me hab
da Buckra Man fer me bittle. How come you bein' skeer da Buckra Man, B'er ...
Joel Chandler Harris, 1911
7
The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus
'E bery foolish, 'cep' 'e is bin hab chance ter jump 'pon dem creetur. "One tam 'e
bin come by B'er Rabbit in da road; 'e ahx um howdy; 'e ahx um wey 'e gwan. Ber
Rabbit say 'e gwan git fum front de Buckra Man wut bin comin' 'long da road.
Joel Chandler Harris, Richard Chase, 2002
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The Works of Joel Chandler Harris: Nights with uncle remus
Hide fum da Buckra, B'er Lion!' " Da Lion, 'e shekky 'e head; 'e say: "' Ki ! Me no
skeer da Buckra Man. I glad fer shum. I ketch um un I kyar um wey I lif ; me hab
da Buckra Man fer me bittle. How come you bein' skeer da Buckra Man, B'er ...
Joel Chandler Harris, 1911
9
The Seminole Freedmen: A History
Through matrilineal descent of property and tributary rights, Seminole women
such as Buckra Woman and Mulatto Girl came to own, or serve as guardians over
, many slaves and obligations of tributary allies. That would become even more ...
It warm me heart, Mistah Delgado, sah,' one white-haired, tottering, venerable old
negro mumbled out slowly with a pleasant smile, 'to see so many good neighbour
all come togedder again for kill de buckra. It long since I see fine gadering like ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1886
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUCKRA»
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REVIEW: Bunbury Music Festival 2015
... Segovia and Eddie Van Halen weep for mercy, Mr. Jacob Heintz (of the late, great Buckra). Somehow, everything's better with Jacob around, ... «Cincinnati CityBeat, Jul 15»
The Story of Denmark Vesey
If a fowl was privately roasted, that mysterious individual muttered incantations over it, and then they all grasped at it, exclaiming, “Thus we pull Buckra to pieces! «The Atlantic, Jun 15»
The Black Struggle Against Slavery
He begins by saying, “Ah! Massa Buckra, pity poor Negroman.” Mr. English responds, “Why, Cushoo, what's the matter?” The matter, in short, ... «CounterPunch, Apr 15»
Going Deeper With Red Dog
... until he revealed, during a 1966 NBC documentary, that he was not happy bucking and scraping for buckra dollars. “The meaner the man be, ... «Oxford American, Mar 15»
Happy 80th birthday to The King
"Why do you want to drive all the way to Charleston to see that po' buckra in person!?" she shouted at me. "You're out of your mind! «Sumter Item, Jan 15»
The Longueville home of Skippy and Number 96 writer to sell on …
Turramurra, 42a Buckra St, 4, 3, 2, 8/11/2014, 11:00 AM, Luschwitz Real Estate - Pymble. Turramurra, 12 Finlay Rd, 3, 3, 3, 8/11/2014, 02:15pm ... «Herald Sun, Nov 14»
Heavy Hinges: Mean Old City
Co-lead singer and guitarist Dylan Speeg and bass player Andrew Lauderman used to play together in the high-energy Buckra. After the ... «WVXU, Jul 14»
REVIEW: Bunbury Music Festival Day 1
The only thing that could have made the night complete after that uplifting moment would be a quick run-in with Jacob Heintz, former Buckra ... «Cincinnati CityBeat, Jul 14»
REVIEW: Heavy Hinges' 'Mean Old City'
Heavy Hinges debut album, Mean Old City, shows signs of some of Buckra's trademark sonic diversity, but it's channeled in a more focused ... «Cincinnati CityBeat, Jun 14»
Infanticide as Slave Resistance: Evidence from Barbados, Jamaica …
Park claimed that she “had worked enough for buckra (master) already and that she would not be plagued to raise the child… to work for white people.”3. «Student Pulse, Apr 14»
