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Mules and men

A collection of African-American folklore, oral histories, sermons, and songs, dating back to the time of slavery.

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  • "A collection of African-American folklore, oral histories, sermons, and songs, dating back to the time of slavery."@en
  • "For the student of cultural history, [the book] is a treasury of black America's folklore as collected by a famous story teller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed an oral history of the South since the time of slavery. As [the author] writes about her trip to her hometown of Eatonville, Florida, where she went to gather material ... "Some of the stories were the familiar drummer-type of tale about two Irishmen, Pat and Mike, or two Jews as the case might be. Some were the European folk-tales undiluted like Jack and the Beanstalk. Others had slight social variations" ... Set intimately within the social context of black life, the stories, "big old lies," songs, voodoo customs, and superstitions recorded in these pages capture the imagination and bring back to life the humor and wisdom that is the unique heritage of American blacks.-Back cover."
  • "Collection of black America's folk world, consisting of oral histories, sermons and songs dating back to the time of slavery."@en

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  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Music"@en
  • "Music"
  • "Folklore"@en
  • "Folklore"
  • "Audiobooks"@en

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  • "Mules and men"@en
  • "Mules and men"
  • "Mules and Men"

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