num_pages: 320
description: Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s.The bittersweet and often hilarious tales -- which range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, white folk, and mistaken identity to witty one-liners -- reveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales weaves a vibrant tapestry that celebrates African American life in the rural South and represents a major part of Zora Neale Hurston's literary legacy.
language: English
title: Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-tales from the Gulf States
titlecomplete: Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-tales from the Gulf States
genres: Short Stories, Mythology, Historical Fiction, Historical, Race, African American, Classics, Folk Tales, Fiction, Folklore
ratings_count: 678
publisher: Amistad