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Author Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, editor.

Title The book of Negro folklore / edited by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps.

Publication Info. New York : Dodd, Mead, 1958.

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Location Call No. Status
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  398.2 HUG    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  398    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Reference Material  R 398 HUGHES    In-Library Use Only
Description 624 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary Comprehensive collection embracing the whole range of Negro folk expression.
Contents Animal tales -- Animal rhymes -- Memories of slavery -- Sometimes in the mind -- God, man and the devil -- Do you call that a preacher? -- Ghost stories -- Black magic and chance -- On the levee -- Amen corner -- Spirituals -- Gospel songs -- Pastime rhymes -- Ballads -- Blues -- Work songs -- Street cries -- Playsongs and games -- The jazz folk -- Harlem jive -- The "problem" -- Songs in the folk manner -- Poetry in the folk manner -- Prose in the folk manner.
Subject African Americans -- Folklore.
Added Author Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973.
Other Form: Online version: Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Book of Negro folklore. New York, Dodd, Mead, 1958 (OCoLC)619443628
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