Subject: African Americans--South Carolina--Folklore. / Geographic Information: Charleston County (S.C.) / Date: 1936 - 1937 / Language: English

1. Negro Customs [Ghosts]

Creator:: WPA Federal Writers' Project, South Carolina
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

2. Meeting the Situation [and Other Folklore]

Creator:: WPA Federal Writers' Project, South Carolina
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

3. The Silent Chant

Creator:: Scruggs, Stiles M.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

4. Folk Customs

Creator:: Nelson, Robert L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

5. A Negro Tale

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

6. Folklore

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

7. Luck Charms

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

8. Children's Games / Negro Legends

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

9. Charms and Common Formulas for Different Diseases

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

10. Anecdotes

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

11. Folk Customs, Folk Lore [Omens]

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

12. Folk Customs and Folk Lore [Spiritualism]

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

13. Ghost Stories and Old Sayings

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

14. Charms: Magic Rose Charm / Grave Yard Dust / The Lucky Elephant

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

15. Voodooism

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

16. Negro Tales

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

17. Superstitions of the Negro (Continued)

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

18. Charms: To Discover a Thief by the Sieve and Shears [and Others]

Creator:: Middleton, Laura L.
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

19. Peep Hell

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

20. Charms

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

21. Slangs / Legend: "Shet Dat Damn Cold Door on My Back"

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

22. The Minister and the Boy

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

23. Ghost Stories

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

24. Ghost Stories and Legends: The Giving of Money by Spirits

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

25. Negro Legend: Walk, Gospel, Walk

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

26. Legend: "If de Lord Spea' My Life"

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

27. Legends

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

28. Magnolia Cemetery: Ghosts Romance at Night in Chapel

Creator:: Ladson, Augustus
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

29. Common Ailments and Their Cure

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

30. Luck Charms

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

31. Folk-lore

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

32. Work Songs of the Negro

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

33. Old Sayings and Superstitions

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

34. Magic Charms

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

35. Churchyard Romance Taken for Call from Angel Gabriel

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

36. Old Sayings and Superstitions

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

37. Negro Tales

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

38. Luck Charms

Creator:: Hare, Mildred
Collection:: WPA Federal Writers' Project on African American Life in South Carolina
Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library

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