Description

Every Tongue Surely got to Admit is definitely an extensive amount of Africanamerican tradition that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her behalf travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s. The bittersweet and often amusing stories -- including longer stories about God, the Devil, bright people, and mistaken identification to amusing one liners -- expose attitudes about religion, love, family, slavery, race, and neighborhood. Together, this assortment of nearly 500 folktales weaves a lively tapestry that honors Africanamerican living in the rural South and signifies a significant section of Zora Neale Hurston's literary heritage.