Night Riders in Black Folk History

• Author(s): Gladys-Marie Fry,
• Publisher: UNC Press Books
• Pages: 251
• ISBN_10: 0807849634
  ISBN_13: 9780807849637
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Folklore & Mythology , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies , Social Science / Slavery ,

Description:... During and after the days of slavery in the United States, one way in which slaveowners, overseers, and other whites sought to control the black population was to encourage and exploit a fear of the supernatural. By planting rumors of evil spirits, haunte