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Article: Major San Francisco Museum Launches 'I've Known Rivers,' an International Call for Stories About People of the African Diaspora.
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- September 16, 2005
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In Africa it is said that when a griot, or oral historian, dies, "a library has burned to the ground." In recognition of the fabled tradition of the griot and in an effort to document stories of the African Diaspora, San Francisco's Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) has embarked on a landmark project.
I've Known Rivers: The MoAD Story Project is an unprecedented effort by an international museum to collect, publish, and archive "first voice" narratives about people of African descent. In light of the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and its effect on the lives of thousands of African Americans, this ...