Fireside Stories from an American Griot: Heroes and Our Heritage

Bring the griot storytelling tradition into your homes and classrooms! Listen as masterful storyteller Dr. Anika Prather dramatically retells eight biographies that have been tailored to students in grades 3 to 6 but are of interest to all ages. The narratives impart a rich cultural experience, bringing to life Phillis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Anna Julia Cooper, and others whose lives serve as virtuous exemplars on some of the most difficult pages of American history. Including an intr...