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From Trickster to Badman : The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom by John Willie Roberts is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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To Protect Their Identity And Values, Africans Enslaved In America Transformed Various Familiar Character Types To Create Folk Heroes Who Offered Models Of Behavior Both Recognizable To Them As African People And Adaptable To Their Situation In America. Roberts Specifically Examines The Afro-american Trickster And The Trickster Tale Tradition, The Conjurer As Folk Hero, The Biblical Heroic Tradition, And The Badman As Outlaw Hero. -- Publisher Description From Http://www.upenn.edu (oct. 11, 2011). I. Introduction --- Ii. Br'er Rabbit And : Trickster Heroes In Slavery --- Iii. The Power Within: The Conjurer As Folk Hero --- Iv. Christian Soldiers All: Spirituals As Heroic Expression --- V. You Done Me Wrong: The Badman As Outlaw Hero --- Vi. Conclusion. John W. Roberts. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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Author

John Willie Roberts

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812281415

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Folklore, Anthropology