"The Plat-Eye"

HAPPY HALLOWEEN POU! We continue our look at African-American Ghost Stories.   "THE PLAT-EYE" From The Moonlit Road: Like many other Southern folktales, the “plat-eye” stories were brought over by African-Americans who had been sold into slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries. They are especially prevalent in the coastal Gullah communities of Georgia and South … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Ghost Stories