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2) John Henry
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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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A recently discovered collection of folktales celebrating African American oral tradition, community, and faith..."splendidly vivid and true."—New York Times
Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s.
The bittersweet and often hilarious taleswhich range from longer narratives about God,
...7) John Henry
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Presents the life story of John Henry, the African American railroad legend known as the "Steel Driving Man."
8) John Henry
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Retells some of the legends of John Henry, an African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to lay railroad tracks on a mountain.
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Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s. The bittersweet and often hilarious tales -- which range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, white folk, and mistaken identity to witty one-liners -- reveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales...
12) Uncle Remus
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Animal Stories, Songs and Folklore from the American South. 'You can't run away from trouble. Ain't no place that far.' Uncle Remus is a collection of African-American stories, songs, and oral folklore collected by Joel Chandler Harris. Uncle Remus is a fictional storyteller who shares stories about Br'er Rabbit, a trickster who is often opposed by Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear. Uncle Remus is well known for the controversial Disney adaptation The Song...
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Representing more than twenty years of anthropological research, Walkin' over Medicine, originally published by Westview Press in 1993, presents the results of Loudell F. Snow's community-based studies in Arizona and Michigan, work in two urban prenatal clinics, conversations and correspondence with traditional healers, and experience as a behavioral scientist in a pediatrics clinic. Snow also visited numerous pharmacies, grocery stores, and specialty...
14) John Henry
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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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Fooled you! Bruh Rabbit is always playing tricks. He tricks Bruh Bear out of bed and eats his fish. He tricks Bruh Wolf out of the butter from his butter tree-then he proves that it was Wolf who ate it. He even serves oven-fried wolf to his children. But, sometimes Bruh Rabbit gets fooled too.
Retelling six authentic Bruh Rabbit stories that were recorded in Beaufort County and Murrells Inlet in South Carolina, author Mary Lyons has captured their...
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"Ever hear of a feller named John Henry? They say he was born with a 10-pound hammer in his hand! As a man, John was the fastest steel-driver helpin' to build the railroad. So when a stranger challenged mighty John to take on a steam drill, what do you think that John Henry did? Kick off yer' boots and listen to this fascinatin' tale of John Henry and the steam drill."--back cover.
20) The six fools
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A young man searches for three people more foolish than his fiancée and her parents.
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