Encyclopedia of Black Folklore and Humor

<p>As J. Mason Brewer writes in his introduction this classic volume is a landmark contribution to Black Americana. From the hundreds of humorous tales anecdotes biographies recipes musical selections and historical notations included in this well-rounded social history a pattern revealing a new socially-minded African-American unfolds.</p><p><br></p><p>Through the encyclopedias seven sections--Long Night of Bondage Plantation to Emancipation Parables in Black A People Sing Poets Corner Turn of the Century and The New Breed--the African American emerges from a once confined and submerged plantation-type into a new heroic figure marching forward with pride.</p>