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Copyright © 1989 by John W. Roberts First paperback printing 1990 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Roberts, John W. Qohn Willie), 1949From trickster to badman : the Black folk hero in slavery and freedom / John W. Roberts. p. em. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Mro-Americans-Folklore. 2. Folklore-United States-History and criticism. 3. Heroes-United States-Folklore. 1. Title. GRlll.A47R63 1989 398' .352'0880396-dc 19 88-20804 CIP ISBN 0-8122-8141-1 (cloth) ISBN 0-8122-1333-5 (pbk) Third paperback printing 1993 ...

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