An old formerly enslaved man tells a white boy the tales of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Terrapin and their neighbours, including the Tar Baby, in Black Georgia dialect, with songs and sayings added. The stories preserve genuine African American folklore, but the frame of the contented plantation storyteller reflects the racial nostalgia of 1880.
The book that brought these trickster tales to a world audience, important and much debated. Download the free EPUB.