Gullah - Geechee

Stories and Songs

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Cultural Preservation

through

Oral History

Shaun D. Sullivan, Ph.D.



http://www.singers.com/group/African-Childrens-Choir/

http://www.africawanderer.com/famous-african-musicians/

Miriam Makeba

We learn in many ways, but stories and songs are particularly powerful teaching tools because they imprint deeply in our consciousness and convey strong messages in facial expression, words, tone, rhythm, motion and mood.

The

Gullah - Geechee

Stories and Songs Project

...will record spoken and sung oral history of coastal African American communities, in print, video and sound track, to share with the public--with young students in particular.  

The project goal is to preserve these cultural treasures and teach new generations about this deep reservoir of culture and art that enlivens and enriches us all.