1896 - 1975
J. Mason Brewer American Folklorist
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| Birthday |
24th March, 1896
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| Birthplace |
Goliad, Texas
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| Died |
1975
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Folklorist
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| Occupation |
Folklorist
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John Mason Brewer (March 24, 1896 – 1975) was an American folklorist, scholar, and writer noted for his work on African-American folklore in Texas. He studied at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, and Indiana University, while he taught at Samuel Huston College in Austin, Texas, Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas, Claflin College in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Texas Southern University in Houston, Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina, and East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas (now Texas A&M University–Commerce). He published numerous collections of folklore and poetry, most notably The Word on the Brazos (1953), Aunt Dicey Tales (1956), Dog Ghosts and Other Texas Negro Folk Tales (1958), and Worser Days and Better Times (1965).
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