Ubuntu! & Welcome to Adventures in Story Village
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In Texas on June 19, 1865 the US government announced the end of slavery in the confederate south in America.
"ALWAYS FREE" is a somber yet joyful celebration of the life of a African American woman who lived the journey.
In the 1930's 100,000 former enslaved Africans were still alive and more than 2,300 freed Africans were interviewed
In Texas on June 19, 1865 the US government announced the end of slavery in the confederate south in America.
"ALWAYS FREE" is a somber yet joyful celebration of the life of a African American woman who lived the journey.
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 tells personal stories of life before, and celebrates life after the Civil War. Authentic narratives of enslaved African women. Featuring the spoken words of Paul Laurence Dunbar, music of Sweet Honey In The Rock, Taj Mahal and Jay Unger.
LIVE : Phoenixville Public Library, JUNETEENTH - June 10, 2024 Monday
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
Theater ~ Storytelling ~ Language Arts ~ Music ~ History ~ Wellness
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