Unchained Memories:
Readings from the Slave Narratives
An HBO documentary film in association with the Library of Congress, 75 minutes black and white.
This video is based on a collection of slave narratives. These powerful testimonies will help to increase students' understanding of the conditions of slavery as told by the slaves themselves.
Below are other examples of oral traditions.
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Stories from the Black Tradition
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A Story-A Story
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
- The Village of Round and Square Houses
- Goggles
(Children's Circle, Weston, CT 1993) 52 minutes color
African Story Magic
: A Young Boy's Magical Journey to the Wondrous Roots of African Folklore
(Family Home Entertainment, California 1992) 27 minutes
Anansi the Spider
(
Films Incorporated Video, Chicago, Illinois 1989) 10 minutes
Africans in America: 1450-1750
The Terrible Transformation
(WGBH Boston Video, 1998) 90 minutes color
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Children's Stories from Africa
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The Greedy Spider
- Honey Guide
- Warthog & Bushpig
- Monkey & Hyena
- the Hare & the Baboon
- Kafumbi & the Crocodile
(Montery Home Videos, 1998) 26 minutes color