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- catalog abstract "A collection of African-American folklore, oral histories, sermons, and songs, dating back to the time of slavery.".
- catalog contributor b2698423.
- catalog created "1990.".
- catalog date "1990".
- catalog date "1990.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1990.".
- catalog description ""From pine to pine Mr. Pinkney" -- "God an' de devil in de cemetery" -- Praying for rain -- Kill the white folks -- "Member youse a nigger" -- "You think I'm gointer pay you but I ain't -- Why the mocking bird is away on Friday -- Man and the catfish -- How the snake got poison -- How the woodpecker nearly drowned the whole world -- How the possum lost the hair off his tail -- How the 'gator got his mouth -- How Brer 'Gator got his tongue worn out -- How the 'gator got black -- How Brer dog lost his beautiful voice -- What the rabbit learned -- The goat that flagged a train -- Shooting up hill -- Tall hunting story -- The Hawk and the buzzard -- Why they always use rawhide on a mule -- Why we have gophers -- How god made butterflies -- How the cat got nine lives -- The Son who went to college -- Why the waves have whitecaps.".
- catalog description "A collection of African-American folklore, oral histories, sermons, and songs, dating back to the time of slavery.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302).".
- catalog description "John and the frog -- Witness of the Johnstown Flood in heaven -- How the brother was called to preach -- How the preacher made them bow down -- Pa Henry's prayer -- How the church came to be split up -- Why negroes are black -- Why women always take advantage of men -- Sue, Sal and that pretty Johnson gal -- The Quickest trick -- How to write a letter -- A Fast horse -- "Ah'll beatcher makin' money" -- The "Workinist pill you ever seen " -- How Jack beat the devil -- "John Henry" -- Ole Massa and John who wanted to go to heaven -- Massa and the bear -- Why the sister in black works the hardest -- "De reason niggers is working so hard" -- Deer hunting story -- Big talk -- The First colored man in Massa's house -- What smelled worse -- The Fortune teller -- How negroes got their freedom -- The Turtle watch.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 309 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0060916486 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1990".
- catalog issued "1990.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, N.Y. : Perennial Library,".
- catalog spatial "Florida".
- catalog spatial "Florida.".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana.".
- catalog subject "398.2/09759".
- catalog subject "African Americans Florida Folklore.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Florida Music.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Florida.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Louisiana Folklore.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Louisiana Music.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Louisiana.".
- catalog subject "GR103 .H8 1990".
- catalog subject "Tales Florida.".
- catalog subject "Tales Louisiana.".
- catalog subject "Vodou Louisiana.".
- catalog subject "Voodooism Louisiana.".
- catalog tableOfContents ""From pine to pine Mr. Pinkney" -- "God an' de devil in de cemetery" -- Praying for rain -- Kill the white folks -- "Member youse a nigger" -- "You think I'm gointer pay you but I ain't -- Why the mocking bird is away on Friday -- Man and the catfish -- How the snake got poison -- How the woodpecker nearly drowned the whole world -- How the possum lost the hair off his tail -- How the 'gator got his mouth -- How Brer 'Gator got his tongue worn out -- How the 'gator got black -- How Brer dog lost his beautiful voice -- What the rabbit learned -- The goat that flagged a train -- Shooting up hill -- Tall hunting story -- The Hawk and the buzzard -- Why they always use rawhide on a mule -- Why we have gophers -- How god made butterflies -- How the cat got nine lives -- The Son who went to college -- Why the waves have whitecaps.".
- catalog tableOfContents "John and the frog -- Witness of the Johnstown Flood in heaven -- How the brother was called to preach -- How the preacher made them bow down -- Pa Henry's prayer -- How the church came to be split up -- Why negroes are black -- Why women always take advantage of men -- Sue, Sal and that pretty Johnson gal -- The Quickest trick -- How to write a letter -- A Fast horse -- "Ah'll beatcher makin' money" -- The "Workinist pill you ever seen " -- How Jack beat the devil -- "John Henry" -- Ole Massa and John who wanted to go to heaven -- Massa and the bear -- Why the sister in black works the hardest -- "De reason niggers is working so hard" -- Deer hunting story -- Big talk -- The First colored man in Massa's house -- What smelled worse -- The Fortune teller -- How negroes got their freedom -- The Turtle watch.".
- catalog title "Mules and men / Zora Neale Hurston ; preface by Franz Boas ; with a new foreword by Arnold Rampersad ; illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias.".
- catalog type "Folklore. fast".
- catalog type "Music. fast".
- catalog type "text".