Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xliii, 736 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 711-719) and index. |
Contents |
Folktales -- Folk music -- The style of soul -- Folk arts and crafts -- Sermons and other speeches -- Family folklore and personal memorates -- Soul food -- Proverbs and other memorable sayings -- Folk rhymes, work songs, and shouts -- Riddles and other verbal tests and contests -- Superstitions and other folk beliefs -- The rumor mill -- Techlore. |
Subject |
African Americans -- Folklore.
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Tales -- United States.
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Legends -- United States.
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Added Author |
Dance, Daryl Cumber.
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ISBN |
0393047989 |
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