Download or read book Every Tongue Got to Confess written by Zora Neale Hurston and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.