The Negro and his folklore in nineteenth-century periodicals

Jackson, Bruce, ed.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1969. xxiii, 374p., second printing, very good condition in a price-clipped dj with a sunned spine panel. Publications of the American Folklore Society, Bibliographical and Special Series, #18.

"The folksongs, speech, beliefs, customs, and tales of the American Negro are discussed in this anthology of thirty-five articles, letters and reviews from nineteenth-century periodicals. Published between 1838 and 1900 and written by authors who range from ardent abolitionist to dedicated slaveholder, the articles reflect the authors' knowledge of, and attitudes toward, the Negro and his folklore." - dj.

Cat.No: 72843

Price: $30.00