Know your history: African American folklorist J. Mason Brewer
When you think of “folklore,” an African American may not initially come to mind. We are about to change that. In this week’s “Know Your History,” we introduce you to scholar and folklorist John Mason Brewer. Brewer was born in Goliad in 1896. Over his fifty-year career, he almost single-handedly preserved the African American folklore […]
