Mules and Men
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Mules and Men is a 1935 collection of African American folktales and hoodoo ethnography by Zora Neale Hurston, blending anthropological fieldwork with literary storytelling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mules and Men canonical | 6 |
| Part One of Mules and Men | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Mules and Men Context triple: [Zora Neale Hurston, notableWork, Mules and Men]
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves is a multi-volume collection of first-person accounts by formerly enslaved people, compiled in the 1930s and 1940s and regarded as one of the most important primary sources on American slavery.
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Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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Dust Tracks on a Road
Dust Tracks on a Road is Zora Neale Hurston’s 1942 autobiography, chronicling her life from a Southern Black childhood to her emergence as a prominent writer and anthropologist.
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D.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a seminal 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston that follows the life and self-discovery of Janie Crawford in the early 20th-century American South.
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E.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mules and Men Target entity description: Mules and Men is a 1935 collection of African American folktales and hoodoo ethnography by Zora Neale Hurston, blending anthropological fieldwork with literary storytelling.
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A.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves is a multi-volume collection of first-person accounts by formerly enslaved people, compiled in the 1930s and 1940s and regarded as one of the most important primary sources on American slavery.
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B.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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C.
Dust Tracks on a Road
Dust Tracks on a Road is Zora Neale Hurston’s 1942 autobiography, chronicling her life from a Southern Black childhood to her emergence as a prominent writer and anthropologist.
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D.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a seminal 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston that follows the life and self-discovery of Janie Crawford in the early 20th-century American South.
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E.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnography ⓘ folklore collection ⓘ |
| author | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
African American life in the early 20th century American South
ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
African American folklore
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anthropology ⓘ ethnography ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | recognized as a classic of African American folklore ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationType | none or minimal illustrations ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle | blend of anthropological fieldwork and literary storytelling ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part One: Folk Tales
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Part Two: Hoodoo ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person ethnographic narrator ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
Harper Perennial
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surface form:
Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition
|
| hasTheme |
community and tradition
ⓘ
power of storytelling ⓘ race and culture in the American South ⓘ religion and magic ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American studies
ⓘ
cultural anthropology ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ |
| isAbout |
folk narratives collected from African Americans in Florida
ⓘ
hoodoo rituals in New Orleans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | GR103 .H8 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| mediaType | print book ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentation of hoodoo practices
ⓘ
early anthropological study of African American folklore ⓘ |
| oclcNumber | 2134135 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. B. Lippincott & Co. ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Tell My Horse
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Their Eyes Were Watching God ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Florida
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New Orleans ⓘ |
| subject |
African American culture
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African American folktales ⓘ Hoodoo ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
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