Black Folklore

Black Folklore is a cultural narrative tradition within African American Cultural History that comprises orally transmitted stories, beliefs, practices, and expressions originating from the lived experiences, resistance, and worldviews of Black people in the United States, distinguished by its preservation of communal memory and subversive critique of dominant historical discourses.

78

Publications

4.6K

Citations

87

Authors

19

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Authors

87

  1. LW
    Lawrence W. Levine

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    4 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. RM
    Richard M. Dorson

    Indiana University, United States

    3 publications · 115 citations

    3

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  3. JW
    John W. Roberts

    Virginia Mason Medical Center, United States

    3 publications · 143 citations

    3

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  4. DC
    Daryl Cumber Dance

    University of Richmond, United States

    3 publications · 149 citations

    3

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  5. PB
    Patrick B. Mullen

    University of Richmond, United States

    2 publications · 109 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 11 publications · 740 citations

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  2. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 10 publications · 470 citations

    10

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  3. Western Folklore

    8 publications · 285 citations

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  4. Journal of American History

    4 publications · 228 citations

    4

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  5. The Journal of Southern History

    3 publications · 138 citations

    3

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