A treasury of dozens of African-American folktales discusses their role in a broader cultural heritage, sharing such classics as the Brer Rabbit stories, the African trickster Anansi, and tales from the late nineteenth-century's "Southern Workman."

Roy Tyle, the best mechanic in the state of Florida, can clean spark plugs just by looking at them, and he takes a two dollar bet that he can make an accident-proof car.

In this retelling, using Gullah speech, of a familiar story the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox who has set out to trap him.

"Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African-American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920's. The bittersweet and often hilarious tales - which range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, white folk, and mistaken identity to witty one-liners - reveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales...

Sixty-four of the tales told by the old Georgian slave, featuring Brer B'ar, Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and their animal friends.

Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.