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Lecture 6B

Compair Lapin

Today we're looking at some of the stories collected from Creoles of color in Louisiana. These were originally passed down among slaves speaking Creole French. They passed from slave communities to many other communities in the New World. I've collects these to allow us to see what persists and what changes as the story hops from culture from culture. What we need to remember with these stories is that they were collected mostly in the late 19th Century, and thus frequently reflect the interactions of the tribes with the cultures that had moved into the region.

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Compair Lapin

Compair Lapin
            and the Tar Baby

Compare Lapin (Brother Rabbit) is one well-traveled rabbit! Sitz im Leben. Why does the trickster die in African tales but get away in the American versions?

Wolof Tribe, Gambia
Wolof Tribe, Gambia

The savanna in Gambia
The savanna in Gambia

The Birth of Simba
The Birth of Simba



Laura
          Plantation
Laura Plantation


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