Mules and Men
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3.5 • 13 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Zora Neale Hurston brings us Black America’s folklore as only she can, putting the oral history on the written page with grace and understanding. This new edition of Mules and Men features a new cover and a P.S. section which includes insights, interviews, and more.
For the student of cultural history, Mules and Men is a treasury of Black America’s folklore as collected by Zora Neale Hurston, the storyteller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed and oral history of the South since the time of slavery. Set intimately within the social context of Black life, the stories, “big old lies,” songs, voodoo customs, and superstitions recorded in these pages capture the imagination and bring back to life the humor and wisdom that is the unique heritage of Black Americans.
Customer Reviews
Mules and men
This was a fantastic book. It shows black comradery in the south during the 1900’s. It explains how black Americans coped with each other. It also explains how they helped each other. Nora used a lot of metaphor and language to help express the way the characters felt.