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This book, A World Turned Upside Down tells a family story with personal letters of the Palmers of South Carolina. Dr. Joseph Palmer, is Oni's paternal great-great grandfather.
A 1st cousin and family historian recently brought this book to her attention. It answered her mother's questions on why 30 years ago Oni was drawn to the southern dialect prose of poet Paul L. Dunbar, which fueled decades of research on slavery in America.
Oni received no royalties or reparations from the sale of this book. Yet it is a personal and up close look at her family of slave owners and enslaved family before and after the Civil War.
June 2024
"From the horrors endured by the slaves to their jubilation after emancipation, Oni as Mary Ella Grandberry convincingly conveyed the realities and emotions of the experiences she related, skillfully weaving the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar throughout her narrative. An engaging, and ultimately celebratory experience of the meaning and importance of Juneteenth." ..... Mark Pinto, Phoenixville Public Library
In Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 the US government sent General Granger to announced General Order #3 - the end of slavery in America.
"ALWAYS FREE" is a somber yet joyful celebration of the life of a African American woman who survived.
In the 1930's 100,000 former enslaved Africans were still alive and more than 2,300 freed Africans
In Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 the US government sent General Granger to announced General Order #3 - the end of slavery in America.
"ALWAYS FREE" is a somber yet joyful celebration of the life of a African American woman who survived.
In the 1930's 100,000 former enslaved Africans were still alive and more than 2,300 freed Africans were interviewed for the Federal Writers Project aka WPA.
Always Free, A Juneteenth Celebration is a powerful intimate journey in American, African American and Civil War History.
Oni Lasana as Mary Ella Grandberry is on a book tour telling of her painful and jubilant experiences before and after Juneteenth.
Paul Laurence Dunbar's conversational southern dialect prose is connected to the narratives of several enslaved African woman's true experiences before and after Juneteenth.
The iconic actress, and civil rights activist RUBY DEE was one of the actors who spoke the account of Katie Rowe in "UNCHAINED MEMORIES by HBO documentaries in association with the Library of Congress in 2003.
Always Free highlights the value of education and the power of a people who survived the holocaust of American slavery.
Oni Lasana as Mary Ella Grandberry is on a speaking tour sharing personal stories of her life before the "surrender." With authentic narratives of enslaved African woman, celebrating life after the Civil War.
Featuring the spoken words of Paul Laurence Dunbar, music of Sweet Honey In The Rock, Taj Mahal & Jay Unger.
When Dey 'Listed Colored Soldiers by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Music: Ashokan Farewell by Jay Unger
(c) Swinging Door Music. Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.
An Ante-Bellum Sermon
You are invited to our free meetup on zoom where we research, discuss and perform Dunbar's southern and northern prose and short stories.
These literary gems are themes of timeless love, nature, pathos and laughter, before and after the Civil War.
Theater ~ Storytelling ~ Language Arts ~ Music ~ History ~ Wellness
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