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A magnificent celebration of―and an essential introduction to―African American life and culture. Folklore displays the heart and soul of a people. African American folklore not only hands down traditions and wisdom through the generations but also tells the history of a people banned from writing and reading during slavery. In this anthology, Daryl Cumber Dance collects a wealth of tales that have survived and been adapted over the years, many featuring characters (like Brer' Rabbit) from African culture. She leaves no genre of folklore out, including everything from proverbs and recipes to folk songs and rumor. There is a section on the unique style that African Americans have consciously fashioned, including works by and about Paul Laurence Dunbar, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jelly Roll Morton. Within the chapter on folk art, which includes a sixteen-page color insert, quilts, dolls, sculpture, and painting get their due. From the famous to the anonymous, From My People is Dance's gift back to her culture.
ISBN
9780393324976
Publication Date
2002
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
City
New York
Keywords
African American life, folklore genre, African American tales
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Department
English
Disciplines
African American Studies | English Language and Literature | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies
Recommended Citation
From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore, Edited by Daryl Cumber Dance. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2002.
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Edited by: Daryl Cumber Dance.
Read the introduction to the book by clicking the Download button above.
A Booklist Top Ten African American Nonfiction Book of the Year.
Nominated for the Library of Virginia Literary Award.