Levine, Lawrence W. <br/><br/>
Black culture and Black consciousness :  Afro-American folk thought from slavery to freedom / 
Lawrence W. Levine. 
 - 30th anniversary ed. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2007. 
 - xxxiv, 522 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-505) and index. 
<br/><br/>The sacred world of black slaves -- The meaning of slave tales -- Freedom, culture, and religion -- The rise of secular song -- Black laughter -- A pantheon of heroes. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195305692 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0195305698 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9780195305685 (paper) 019530568X (paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007281986 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Folklore.<br/>Folklore--United States.