A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore the bad books A book the tradition of

A book the tradition of Jo Ann Beard's The Boys of My Youth and Mary Karr's The Liar's Club

providing specific rules and grand themes relevant to every organ of the American body politic

a dour and violent figure when in his cups

and on the brink of war with the King of Crows

and white saviors Black people in Black or White

A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore the bad books A book the tradition ofIn A Treasury of Afro American Folklore, editor Harold Courlander brings together an extensive and unique collection of tales, recollections, epics, traditions, beliefs, myths, historical chronicles, and songs from the numerous Negro cultures of the New World. Courlander explores the unwritten traditions and literature of the Spanish, French, and English speaking islands of the Caribbean, the areas of Central and South America inhabited by people of