missippi vibes on Instagram: "Mary Gordon is a featured storyteller and community figure in the 1975 documentary I Ain’t Lying: Folktales from Mississippi, directed by folklorist William (Bill) Ferris. The film, based on his fieldwork in African American communities in places like Leland and Rose Hill, Mississippi, captures oral traditions including folk tales, religious stories, jokes, toasts, and humorous narratives that blend the sacred and profane. Mary Gordon, a baptized member of Rose Hill

missippi vibes on Instagram: "“I ain’t lying” a Mississippi documentary based on fieldwork William Ferris conducted with African American storytellers and bluesmen in the communities of Leland and Rose Hill, Mississippi. The stories include include folk and religious tales, jokes, toast telling sessions, and characters from African American oral tradition. The film also includes footage filmed at churches and juke joints, a film by Yale College, available to stream on folkstreems.net"

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