Myths, Legends, and Folklore of African-Americans (102 books)

Good reads for discovering the weird and wonderful world African-Americans made. No books solely on folksongs. Non-fiction only. English only. No books on other African diasporas.

Please note: I apologize in advance that many of the books are politically incorrect (i.e. racist, trivializes the horrors of American chattel slavery, exaggerates African-American speech, etc.,), however, I hope that in spite of these disrespectful acts that you do find the beauty and creativity in what African-Americans were able to retain and bring forth.

Having said that, If there is a updated book of an old folklore book that has regards and respect toward African-American culture please place that on the list instead of the original (for example, Joel Chandler Harris' have been opted out in favor of Julius Lester for obvious reasons).

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1	Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-tales from the Gulf States by Zora Neale Hurston 3.98 avg rating — 760 ratings score: 677, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales by Virginia Hamilton 4.39 avg rating — 620 ratings score: 581, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Book of Negro Folklore by Langston Hughes (Editor) 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 563, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton 4.30 avg rating — 1,704 ratings score: 371, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston 4.10 avg rating — 6,395 ratings score: 348, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Black Folktales by Julius Lester 4.02 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 345, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales by Julius Lester (Adapter) 4.20 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston 4.10 avg rating — 6,395 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Deep Down in the Jungle: Negro Narrative Folklore from the Streets of Philadelphia by Roger D. Abrahams 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Gullah Folktales from the Georgia Coast by Charles Colcock Jones Jr. 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 221, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Annotated African American Folktales by Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor) 4.55 avg rating — 156 ratings score: 209, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore: An Anthology (Norton Paperback) by Daryl Cumber Dance (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Shuckin' and Jivin': Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans by Daryl Cumber Dance 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Mother Wit from the Laughing Barrel: Readings in the Interpretation of Afro-American Folklore by Alan Dundes (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	John Henry by Julius Lester 4.24 avg rating — 4,050 ratings score: 192, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the Afro-American Heritage (Brown Thrasher Books) by Bess Lomax Hawes 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 187, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry: the Untold Story of an American Legend by Scott Reynolds Nelson 3.77 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro by Newbell Niles Puckett 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 181, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit by Julius Lester 4.02 avg rating — 857 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	More Tales of Uncle Remus: Further Adventures of Brer Rabbit, his Friends, Enemies, and Others by Julius Lester 4.29 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Further Tales of Uncle Remus: The Misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and Other Creatures by Julius Lester 4.09 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Last Tales of Uncle Remus by Julius Lester 3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	African American Folktales by Thomas A. Green 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale by Robert D. San Souci 3.84 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious Beliefs, Customs, Sayings and Humor of Peoples of African American Descent in the Americas by Harold Courlander (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Old African by Julius Lester 4.29 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Afro-American Folktales by Roger D. Abrahams (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 118 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Black Border: Gullah Stories of the Carolina Coast by Ambrose E. Gonzales really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Encyclopedia of Black Folklore and Humor by Henry D. Spalding 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	American Negro Folklore by J. Mason Brewer 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Dog Ghosts: and Other Texas Negro Folk Tales by John Mason Brewer liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 150, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Tales of the Congaree by Edward C.L. Adams 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 148, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Rainbow Round My Shoulder: The Blue Trail of Black Ulysses by Howard W. Odum 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Wings on My Feet: Black Ulysses at the Wars by Howard W. Odum 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Days When the Animals Talked: Black American Folktales and How They Came to Be by William J. Faulkner 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Dark Side of Hopkinsville by Ted Poston 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 140, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Tree Named John by John B. Sale 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 138, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	James Island: Stories from Slave Descendants by Eugene Frazier 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and Folk Tales of Old Charleston by John Bennett 3.71 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 134, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Mississippi Black folklore;: A research bibliography and discography (The University & College Press of Mississippi series--humanities) by William R. Ferris 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 130, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Negro Traditions by Thomas Washington Talley it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 128, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Negro and His Folklore in 19th Century Periodicals by Bruce Jackson 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 126, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Black Cat Club : Negro Humor and Folk-Lore by James D. Corrothers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 124, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Deep like the rivers: Stories of my Negro friends by Martha Emmons 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 122, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	"There are Other Ways to Get Happy": African-American Urban Folklore by Jerrilyn M. McGregory 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 120, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Tar Baby: A Global History by Bryan Wagner 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 119, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	African-American Proverbs in Context by Anand Prahlad (Goodreads Author) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 118, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore: 3 volumes by Anand Prahlad (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 116, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Hush, Child! Can't You Hear the Music? (Brown Thrasher Books) by Rose Thompson 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 114, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Affrilachian Tales: Folktales from the African-American Appalachian Tradition by Lyn Ford 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 112, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Beyond the Briar Patch: Affrilachian Folktales, Food, and Folklore by Lynette Ford 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 110, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Negro Myths from the Georgia Coast by Charles Colcock Jones Jr. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 108, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Afro-American Folk Lore: Told Round Cabin Fires On the Sea Islands of South Carolina by Abigail M. H. Christensen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 106, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Headless Haunt: And Other African-American Ghost Stories by James Haskins 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 104, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands - South Carolina by Elsie Clews Parson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 102, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Tall Betsy and Dunce Baby: South Georgia Folktales (Brown Thrasher Books) by Mariella Glenn Hartsfield 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Once Upon A Time, In A Faraway Land by Sm Chua it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Thomas W Talley's Negro Folk Rhymes by Thomas Washington Talley 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 98, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Storytellers: Folktales and Legends from the South (Brown Thrasher Books) by John A. Burrison 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Wiregrass Country (Folklife in the South Series) by Jerrilyn McGregory 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Slave Ghost Stories: Tales of Hags, Hants, Ghosts, & Diamondback Rattlers by Nancy Rhyne (editor) 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 96, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Zora Neale Hurston: Folklore, Memoirs, & Other Writings by Zora Neale Hurston 4.34 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Gullah Ghosts: Stories and Folktales from Brookgreen Gardens in the South Carolina Lowcountry with Notes on Gullah Culture and History by Lynn Michelsohn (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Shout Because You're Free: The African American Ring Shout Tradition in Coastal Georgia by Art Rosenbaum 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 92, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Jackie Tales: Magic of H by Jackie Torrence 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Juba This and Juba That by Virginia A. Tashjian (Editor) 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" by Nat Love 3.81 avg rating — 323 ratings score: 90, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Night Riders in Black Folk History by Gladys-Marie Fry 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 88, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu by Debra Devi 3.90 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Rumor in African-American Culture by Patricia A. Turner 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 86, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Black Culture and Black Consciousness: Afro-American Folk Thought from Slavery to Freedom by Lawrence W. Levine 4.21 avg rating — 467 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Voodoo Tales As Told Among The Negroes Of The Southwest: Collected From Original Sources by Mary Alicia Owen 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 84, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Singing the Master: The Emergence of African-American Culture in the Plantation South by Roger D. Abrahams 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Devil Tales: Black Americana Folk-Lore by Virginia Frazer Boyle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 82, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Louisiana Folktales: Lupin Bouki and Other Creole Stories in French Dialect and English Translation by Alcée Fortier 4.12 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 80, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	John Henry and His People: The Historical Origin and Lore of America's Great Folk Ballad by John Garst it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Hear My Sad Story: The True Tales That Inspired "Stagolee," "John Henry," and Other Traditional American Folk Songs by Richard Polenberg 3.67 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Knee-High Man and Other Tales by Julius Lester 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 77, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Lay Down Body: Living History in African American Cemeteries by Hughes Wilbur B. III & Roberta Hughes Wright 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 76, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Stagger Lee by Shepherd Hendrix (Artist) 3.67 avg rating — 189 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Old Rabbit, the Voodoo, and Other Sorcerers by Mary Alicia Owen 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 75, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Mamba's Daughters: A Novel of Charleston by DuBose Heyward 3.95 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	J. Mason Brewer, Folklorist and Scholar: His Early Texas Writings by Milton S. Jordan (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 35, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Legend of the Dancing Trees, An African American Folktale by Kenneth D. Curry 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 34, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	John Henry: Tracking Down Negro Legend by Guy B. Johnson liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 33, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	John Henry: A Bio-Bibliography by Brett Williams 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 32, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	From Trickster to Badman: The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom by John W. Roberts 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 31, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Strange Ways and Sweet Dreams: Afro-American Folklore from the Hampton Institute by Donald J. Waters it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 30, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	John Henry Rutledge: The Ghost of Hampton Plantation : A Parable by Nancy Rhyne 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 29, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Gullah Animal Tales from Daufuskie Island, South Carolina by Albert Henry Stoddard 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 28, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore (Volume 54) (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society) by Francis E. Abernethy (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 27, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Spur-of-the-Cock by J. Frank Dobie (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 26, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Tone the Bell Easy by J. Frank Dobie (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 25, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	How and why Stories by John C. Branner really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 23, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	As the Old Folks Usta' Say ...: Black Proverbs, Sayings & Folk-Wit by Corinne Jennings (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 22, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Crab Boy's Ghost, Gullah Folktales from Murrells Inlet's Brookgreen Gardens in the South Carolina Lowcountry by Lynn Michelsohn (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 21, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Bo Rabbit Smart for True: Tall Tales From the Gullah by Priscilla Jaquith 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 20, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	African American Folklore: An Encyclopedia for Students by Anand Prahlad (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 18, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Diddie, Dumps, and Tot; or, Plantation Child-Life by Louise-Clarke Pyrnelle 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 17, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Sanctified Church by Zora Neale Hurston 4.24 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 16, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars