Mingo and Other Essays in Black and White Pictures is a collection of short stories by the American writer Joel Chandler Harris. The author talks about the life of the African-American population of the southern United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. The essays in the book demonstrate various aspects of the life and culture of this community through bright, characteristic characters and fascinating stories. Due to the fact that the author uses language and dialect that faithfully conveys the flavor of the characters' speech, the reader can immerse himself in the atmosphere of the southern American society of that time. "Mingo and other essays in black and white pictures" is a book that not only tells interesting stories, but also gives an opportunity to look at the past through the lens of different cultural contexts.