Book of Donmon Teith

An examination of how nineteenth-century African American folklore studies became a site of national debate

Ann Hui directs this Hong Kong drama starring Andy Lau and Deannie Yip about an elderly housekeeper and the employer who comes to look after her. Ah Tao (Yip) h

After the Civil War, Emancipation purportedly brought physical freedom to African Americans. As the nineteenth century drew to a close, blacks continued to expe

The Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies surveys the materials, approaches, concepts, and applications of the field to provide a sweeping g

African American folklore dates back 240 years and has had a significant impact on American culture from the slavery period to the modern day. This encyclopedia