12: Count'n Souls (& other tales)

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)