Toasts (African American folk poetry)
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Scope of this subject
Here are entered narrative poems from the African American oral tradition that are usually rhymed, rhythmic, epical representations of extended conflicts between protagonists, expressed in nonstandard Black English, created for and during male recitative performances.
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Names and connections
Toasts (Afro-American folk poetry); Toasts (Negro folk poetry)
- Broader: American poetry--African American authors
- Broader: Folk poetry, American
- Broader: Narrative poetry, American
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Numeric address and provenance
Morton address: 867167228708128260 · morton4x16-v1
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