Folk beliefs of the southern Negro cover

Folk beliefs of the southern Negro

by Newbell Niles Puckett

Originally produced as for a Doctorate of Philosophy at Yale, this remarkable history of twenty or so years of Black life in the South is fascinating. Centering around folklore and superstition, it details "Negro folk beliefs, to show their origin whenever possible, and to indicate some of the general principles governing the transmission and content of folk-lore in general." (From the preface...)

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?