African American Folktales — 31 Stories

• The Midnight Train of the Departed
• The Root Woman of Savannah Marsh
• The Midnight Caller on Old River Road
• The Lantern Guide of the Swamp Path
• The Conjure Doctor of Cypress Swamp
• The Graveyard Whistle on River Road
• The Hidden Church Beneath the Pines
• The Spirit Child of the Cotton Fields
• Annie Christmas, the Keelboat Captain
• Br’er Rabbit Outsmarts Br’er Fox
• High John de Conqueror’s Freedom Tales
• How Jackal Became an Outcast
• The Little Boy Who Grew Wings
• The Girl Made of Butter
• Why the Lizard Often Nods
• Tales of the Barn Burning Mystery
• The Man Who Held Up the Sky in Ohio
• The Giant Who Carved the Mississippi Bend
• The Boo Hag
• The Witch Who Lived in the Woods
• The Root Doctor’s Promise
• The Freedom Quilt Codes
• The Haint in the Old House
• The Flying Africans
• The Talking Book
• The Devil at the Crossroads
• The Two Friends and the Gourd: An African-American Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Greed and Humility
• The Talking Skull: An African-American Folktale That Teaches Lessons on the Dangers of Talking Too Much
• Why the Alligator’s Back Is Rough: A Gullah Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Pride and Humility
• How the Rabbit Got His Tricks: A Lesson on Wit and Survival in African American Folklore
• The Great Flood and the Creation of the Earth: An American (Ojibwe) Folktale that Teaches Lesson on Humility and Renewal