Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture

The Caribbean Oral History Tradition

• Episode 2

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Kicking off Black History month, this episode discusses the importance of oral storytelling in the Caribbean. From familial stories passed down through generations to historically significant folktales, oral histories are not only one of the earliest forms of historical narratives, but this form of storytelling features details often left out of history books. Think of Strictly Facts as bridging the two! 

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