Black folk tales and chronicles of South Carolina /
Throughout history, African Americans passed along folk tales to ease burdens and make sense of experiences. Tracing back to West Africa, this storytelling tradition provided laughter, instruction and resilience. Animal stories often were proverbs for adults and teaching points for children. Two pio...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Charleston, SC :
The History Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | Throughout history, African Americans passed along folk tales to ease burdens and make sense of experiences. Tracing back to West Africa, this storytelling tradition provided laughter, instruction and resilience. Animal stories often were proverbs for adults and teaching points for children. Two pioneering Black schoolteachers told of their careers in education. An eyewitness described the Charleston Race Riot in 1919. Others gave testimonies of Denmark Vesey's attempted slave rebellion. Author Damon L. Fordham presents this collection of Black South Carolina stories and narratives based on interviews and research, including his travels in Africa. -- |
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| Physical Description: | 155 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-151) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781467158251 1467158259 |