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    Fried Chicken, Quilts, and Hurricanes: Reflections on Fieldwork in Louisiana
    (American Folklore Society, 2012-10-27) Turner, Patricia A.
    At least since Zora Neal Hurston trekked to Louisiana in 1927, the state has been a rich source for the collection of African American folklore. The Bayou State's complicated racial mix also makes it a ripe setting for the documentation and analysis of racially charged folklore. This paper examines narrative folklore, specifically contemporary legends about fried chicken franchises, political power struggles and the Gulf oil disaster. It also probes material culture, in particular, black memorabilia and quilts. By assembling these individual efforts, we better understand the allure of the state to folklorists interested in African American worldview