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An exploration of African folktales among the Gullah community of the South Carolina Sea Islands, history, culture, and identity, by Tytianna Nikia Maria Wells Smith

eng

"This thesis is an exploration of Black cultural space and its influence on the retention, adaptation, and transmission of African folktales during and after the antebellum era. During slavery, the survival of kinship and family helped to create an environment that existed through which African folktales were used to educate and socialize children on South Carolina Sea Islands plantations. This research conducted a literary and cultural analysis of the historical and current function of ten folktales that impart moral lessons and cultural values that encourage children in Gullah communities to appreciate their African heritage and challenge the world in which they live in the United States of America."--Page v

Includes bibliographical references

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Louisville, 2012.

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An exploration of African folktales among the Gullah community of the South Carolina Sea Islands

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by Tytianna Nikia Maria Wells Smith

history, culture, and identity