Folk Lore From Mammy Days

By Mary Johnson Blackburn

Book Overview

""Folk Lore From Mammy Days"" is a collection of African American folk tales and legends compiled by Mary Johnson Blackburn. The book is a tribute to the oral tradition of storytelling passed down from generation to generation by African American women, known as ""mammys."" The stories in the book are a mix of African and American influences and cover a wide range of themes, including trickster tales, ghost stories, and moral fables. The book also includes a glossary of African American dialect and a brief history of the mammy figure in American culture. ""Folk Lore From Mammy Days"" is a valuable resource for anyone interested in African American folklore and the history of storytelling in America.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1258022141
• ISBN13: 9781258022143
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"