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Comical Heartwarming tales:

Comical heartwarming tales of African-American folk African-American Tales of comical and heartwarming are to “stimulate the imagination with wonders, and are told to remind us of the perils and the possibilities”. The heartwarming tales are told to lighten and stay connected. The stories commonly told are about heroes, heroines, villains and fools. One story, The Red Feather, is a response to the amalgamation of intertwining cultures ending with heroes bringing forth gifts. Other lighthearted stories include many examples with heroes. Rabbit Rides Wolf is a story told representing the amalgamation of African and Creek descent where another hero is emerged during a bitter time.

Tales of ghosts and spirits:

African-American tales of ghosts and spirits were commonly told of spook or “haint”, in modern day known as “haunt,” a term referring to a repeated visits by ghosts or in tradition, tales of ghosts and spirits that keep one awake at night. Possessed of Two Spirits is a personal experience believing in the magic powers in conjuration with both the living and the spiritual world found commonly in African-American spirit folklore. Another story, Married to a Boar Hog emerged during the colonial Revolution against the British. The story is an example of a young woman who marries to a figure typically told as a supernatural being such as a boar and in the end her savior typically ends as her brother but with some form of disease [leprosy, club foot, or yaws]. In the midst of the revolution, "Married to a Boar Hog" is from slaves being carried to the British Caribbean but with reference to the African Origin about the hardships they endured.

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