Zora Neale Hurstons Mules and Men is a collection of folktales and legends. Read

Zora Neale Hurstons Mules and Men is a collection of folktales and legends. Reading the book tells me the very purpose of why she collected the stories in first place. The book demonstrates how African-Americans utilize stories to criticize their socio-political situation in this country. Both stories Why the Sister in Black Works Hardest and De Reason Niggers Is Working So Hard criticize the balance of power between minorities and majorities lack of balance of work and also the stereotypical slang that portrayals the inferior position of African-American.