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Violence
Barely any
Some violent folk tales
Language
Barely any
Mild dialect language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult themes in some folk tales, handled with anthropological distance
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
None
A foundational document of African American folklore and oral culture
What this book is about
Hurston's 1935 collection gathers the folktales, spirituals, and hoodoo practices she documented in Florida and New Orleans as an anthropologist. A treasure of African American oral tradition. Features some adult themes in the folklore (violence, sexuality handled as in folk tradition). For older teens and adults.
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