Mules and Men
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Mules and Men is a 1935 nonfiction work by Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston, an anthropologist and writer, studied African American folklore and folkways in Florida. This research formed the basis of Mules and Men, which explores the traditions and stories of African Americans in the South. The work is a significant collection of African American folktales, drawing from an oral tradition that evolved among enslaved Africans. It offers a perspective from within the culture, contrasting with earlier published collections. The book was published after Hurston's studies at Barnard College and Columbia University, where she focused on anthropology and folklore.123
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