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A collection of ghost stories and anecdotes that are part of the folklore of African Americans.
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Tales, Ghost stories, African Americans, Ghosts, Folklore, Children's fictionPlaces
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The headless haunt and other African-American ghost stories
1995, HarperTrophy
in English
- 1st Harper Trophy ed.
0064406024 9780064406024
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Ain't I got to believe?
What is a ghost?: Wait till Emmett comes
Who can see ghosts?: It vanished like a shadow
Deserted Village
Little Nero and the magic tea cakes
Ghost in black silk
How to acquire the ability to see ghosts: Ghost log cabin
Uncle Henry and the dog ghost
Ghost in black silk
Plat-eyes: Daddy and the plat-eye ghost
Two boys and a plat-eye
Sometimes they come in a whirlwind
Night at Pickey's
Strange all through
Precautions to take when someone dies: Ghost of a jealous man
Her husband's ghost
Calvin Copley and the widow
Saturday-night fiddler
Ghosts and buried treasure: Treasure-hunting story
Headless haunt - I don't want to fool with no spirits
Girl and the plat-eye
Half-clad ghost
Spirit of a friend
Jack-o'-lantern tales: How Jack became a jack-o'-lantern
End of hock
Ghosts in the stetson
Hold him, Tab
Civil War ghosts: Ghosts of Cedar Creek
Ghost of the Yankee soldier
Ghost of a man the Yankees killed
I see spirits
Dead Aaron
Protection against ghosts, spirits, and haunts.
Edition Notes
Originally published: New York : HarperCollins, 1994.
"A Trophy chiller"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-116).
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