12: Count'n Souls (& other tales)
CoCo Conjure · CoCo Savage
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Show Notes
Sup Cuz,
Grab your headphones, cause this episode is all about storytelling. We got two boys count'n souls down by the graveyard, John tryin to code switch for Massa, and Dr. Rabbit giving the tar baby a molly wop.
Reference:
Story 1: Countin Souls
Shukin & Jivin : Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans. By Daryl Cumber Dance. pg 33 (tale 47)
Story 2: De First Colored Man Brought To This Country
Mules & Men by Zora Neal Hurston. Pg 79
Story 3: The Tar Baby
American Negro Folktales collected by Richard M. Dorson as told by E.L Smith. Pg 75 (tale 3)