Carole Shelton is a retired educator from the St. Louis City Schools, a professional storyteller for more than twenty-five years and an author. As a storyteller it is a calling to share the real life experiences, the myths, the legends, and folk tales of all people. Story telling evokes the imagination, it empowers, it educates, and it entertains. It is through the art of storytelling that our actions can reach new heights and contribute so much more to ourselves, our families, our communities and the world.
Email: cesstoryteller@aol.com
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Available Presentations (h3 text)
Available Presentations
Portraits of African American Women in MO; before, during and after the Civil War
This program offers first and third person portrayals of Black women in Missouri; creating biographical sketches which illustrates the impact of enslavement and pending freedom upon their lives.
PLEASE CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: Mary Robinson, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, Lucey Delaney, Harriet Scott, Annie Malone, Sarah Graves, Marie Rogers Martin
One Day at the 1904 Worlds Fair
Examining the truths and myths of the day African Americans were to be allowed into the 1904 Worlds Fair. What really happened July 13, 1904.
Program Underwriting
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Program Underwriting
Each speaker can provide up to four presentations to underserved rural communities at no cost to the hosting institution. For the presentation to be covered by program underwriting, the host organization must be nonprofit and located outside Boone, Greene, Jackson, and St. Louis counties and outside the city of St. Louis.
For presentations that qualify for program underwriting, there is no cost to the host organization. The number of underwritten presentations this speaker has remaining is indicated below.
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