New York City 3/62

The last of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.

Commentary by Bessie Jones on a white woman giving birth to a black child

Commentary by Bessie Jones on an attempt to rob her grandmother and a family with two blind children

Interview with Bessie Jones about prejudice and skin color

Interview with Bessie Jones about prejudice, racial insults, and diversity

Interview with Bessie Jones on God's omnipotence and skin color in the Bible

Commentary by Bessie Jones on the evil of greed

Interview with Bessie Jones about overcoming racism

Interview with Bessie Jones on Who Built The Ark

Who Built The Ark

Commentary by Bessie Jones on Down To The Mire

Down To The Mire

Commentary by Bessie Jones on graft on cotton plantations

Commentary by Bessie Jones on being accused of stealing

Commentary by Bessie Jones on telephones

Commentary by Bessie Jones on witchcraft (part 1)

Commentary by Bessie Jones on witchcraft (part 2)

Everglades toast

Commentary by Bessie Jones on Florida muck ground

Commentary by Bessie Jones on the Florida storm of 1928 (part 1)

Commentary by Bessie Jones on the Florida storm of 1928 (part 2)

Commentary by Bessie Jones on Lake Okeechobee and Native Americans

Interview with Bessie Jones about California as the "Holy Ghost Headquarters"

Interview with Bessie Jones about the devil (I)

Commentary by Bessie Jones on being saved, abortion, and the devil

Interview with Bessie Jones about the devil (II)

Interview with Bessie Jones about Robert Johnson, selling ones soul to the devil, and casting spells for ability

Interview with Bessie Jones about smoking pipes

Interview with Bessie Jones about selling one's soul to the devil

Commentary by Bessie Jones on Native Americans

Commentary by Bessie Jones on spirits and hoodoo medicine

Commentary by Bessie Jones on conjurers

Interview with Bessie Jones about musical conjuration and removing spells

Commentary by Bessie Jones on whites consulting a black conjurer

Interview with Bessie Jones about interracial relationships (I)

Interview with Bessie Jones about interracial relationships (II)

Interview with Bessie Jones about her debating society

Commentary by Bessie Jones on passing and interracial relationships

Talk/ambience

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