American Negro Folktales

by Richard M. Dorson

A preacher battles a bear, a mother returns from the dead, and a clever servant conducts a Big Feet Contest in this rich anthology of African-American folklore. Scores of humorous and harrowing stories, collected by the author during the mid-20th century, tell of talking animals, ghosts, devils, saints, and tall tales.

Genres: Fiction, African American, Folklore

Unbound

Published January 28, 1984

Reviews

[Dylan Rock · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating collection of mostly oral folk tales from the African American community, which range from the comedic to the grotesque and every area in between