[An Interview with Brother Blue] [videorecording] /  [Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interviewed by Ruth Hill].

[Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interviewed by Ruth Hill].

1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (57 min.) :

Taped at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, New York.

Brother Blue talks about his storytelling and tells some of his stories. He begins with his breakthrough story, Once I had a Brother and goes on to discuss why he chose storytelling as his vehicle of expression and the influence his exposure to slave chains had on his life. He tells the story Break Chains and talks about the role storytelling plays in society and his philosophy of storytelling. He then tells the story Why God Lives Past the Sky and explains why he continues to tell stories without receiving financial rewards for it.

Brother Blue talks about his storytelling and tells some of his stories.

He begins with his breakthrough story, Once I had a Brother and goes on to discuss why he chose storytelling as his vehicle of expression and the influence his exposure to slave chains had on his life. He tells the story Break Chains and talks about the role storytelling plays in society and his philosophy of storytelling. He then tells the story Why God Lives Past the Sky and explains why he continues to tell stories without receiving financial rewards for it.

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Storytellers -- United States -- Biography.

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