In her book, Mules and Men, Zora Neale Hurston catalogues the folk stories, songs, ritual and practices of Black Americans in the 1920s. How she wrote the book - her travels, her partners, and her failings - layer in the story to detail a fascinating chapter in the author's life.

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The recording of Zora Neale Hurston is from the Library of Congress and does not belong to Nicholas D'Alessandro or Wait Five Minutes. The credit of the song goes to the following:

Herbert Halpert 1939 Southern States Recording Expedition (AFC 1939/005) American Folklife Center, Library of Congress