![]() ![]() Tricksters dominate the folk tradition that peoples of African descent developed in the United States, especially those tales Trickster figures, present in every oral tradition, are weak, often amoral, characters who outsmart stronger opponents.that were influenced by African folk tradition, landscape, and wildlife. ![]() ![]() Carlyle Sitterson Professor of English, EmeritaĪlmost every oral tradition in the world has trickster figures, and African American culture is no exception. The Trickster in African American Literature Jazz and the African American Literature Traditionįreedom’s Story is made possible by a grant from the Wachovia Foundation.The Image of Africa in the Literature of the Harlem Renaissance.The New Negro and the Black Image: From Booker T. ![]()
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