"Black Folktales of the Muscle Shoals" is a collection of stories from people interviewed by Cobb and Walker. The authors share an array of personal stories about these individuals and their families who were tied to the land along the Tennessee River in Alabama. Some of the individuals interviewed identified themselves as mixed-ancestry descendants of Black slaves, White folks, and American Indians. When change came, it was primarily propelled by inventions, wars, and civil rights campaigns.