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The annotated African American folktales / edited with a foreword, introduction, and notes by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar

Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : ...
SFGate

African American folktales reveal strength in the ties that bind

Once Oh Beah, the eldest of the slaves, dons her stern griot stare and raises her healing herbs in offering to the four points, it's our surest sign that the African American folktales we're about to ...
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African American folktales : stories from Black traditions in the New World / selected and edited by Roger D. Abrahams

"Sources, annotations, and index of tales": p. 307-320. Contents Never seen his equal -- The man makes and the woman takes -- Bringing men and women together -- The fight over life -- The wind and the ...
Herald & Review

Millikin event puts spotlight on African-American literature

DECATUR - Rana Saqer found it tough going, reading aloud from "Mules and Men" by Zora Neale Hurston on Monday. The book, a collection of African-American folk tales and "big ole lies," to quote the ...