Record #:

35249

Author(s):

Johnson, Mrs. John L.

Abstract:

An African American woman told this story to Mrs. Johnson about a mule that was blind in the time after the Civil War and persevered, and the story teller drew some parallels to racism in their current life in 1955 in Mississippi.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p25-26

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Anecdotes; Racism