Record #:

36640

Author(s):

Lyons, Kelly Starling

Abstract:

The author talks about the slave tradition of ‘Jumping the Broom’ to symbolize their marriage commitment. Jumping the Broom has now been popularized in books and film.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 56 Issue no. 1, Fall 2016, p16-17, il

Subject(s):

Slaves--Marriage Rites