Learn about the significane of oral tradition — how it has taken the form of ballads, love songs, and even our history.
Find some of the best oral histories featuring a multitude of voices, including Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston.
A suggested reading order of oral historians Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, authors of the modern classic PLEASE KILL ME.
These animated StoryCorps videos about books and reading bring you oral histories from Americans who grew up to love the written word.