Good morning-- The term "cotton patch" caught my attention. This is usually a reference to a variety of New Testament renderings in a southern or African-American dialect by Clarence Jordan, part of a post-World War II interracial communal experiment in Alabama? called Koinonia Farm. I have checked both LC's electronic catalog, and the electronic catalog of the Public Library of Cincinnati, and can come up with nothing related to Genesis. If the book/tape your friend is seeking is in any way related to Clarence Jordan, I think you are safe in reassuring her that it is definitely not un-PC. Neither is the use of the sort of dialect he employs. I understand that it's definitely come back in the last decade in terms of the preservation and telling of African-American tales and sourthern folklife.
Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Klau Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Below is the substance of LC's record for a book that contains a Jordan bibliography. You may want to get an ILL copy and see if your work is listed. 100 1_ |a Coble, Ann Louise, |d 1960- 245 10 |a Cotton patch for the Kingdom : |b Clarence Jordan's demonstration plot at Koinonia Farm / |c Ann Louise Coble. 260 __ |a Scottdale, Pa. : |b Herald Press, |c c2002. 300 __ |a 240 p. : |b ill. ; |c 21 cm. 504 __ |a "Bibliography of Clarence Jordan's works": p. 233-235. 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-232) and index. 610 20 |a Koinonia Farm |x History. 600 10 |a Jordan, Clarence. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
