Freedom Stories
Artist: TAHIRA
Type: Performances / Assemblies, Art Festivals
Description
Gifted storyteller, TAHIRA, shares tales of freedom fighters in this dramatic performance. She offers a compelling look at the men and women who took extraordinary risks for freedom. The Freedom Stories program emphasizes the importance of having courage in the face of inequality and injustice. TAHIRA can tailor the subject matter of Freedom Stories to such topics as:
Civil Rights Movement, which includes biographical narratives about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Harry and Harriette Moore, educators and NACCP members whose assassinations sparked the movement.
Black Women in History, such as human rights activist, Ella Baker, as well as Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960.
The Underground Railroad, includes freedom songs, such as “John the Rabbit,” which contained coded messages used by enslaved Africans to devise a plan of escape. Also, includes the story of Henry “Box” Brown who escaped enslavement by mailing himself in a box from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Price & Info
Price
Assembly Price: $595
Assembly Two-in-a-Row Price: $750
Travel Fee: $75 per day
Information
Audience Limit: 250
Program Length: 45 min.
Appropriate For Grade(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Theme
Theme
American History Month
Black History Month
Universal Human Rights Month
Curriculum Connections
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Language Arts Literacy
Social Studies
Tech
Technical Requirements
2 mics with sound on an adjustable height stands or one lavalier microphone. 2 chairs
Testimonials
She was truly amazing and inspirational. She had both groups of kids (K-2 & 3-5) in the palm of her hand the entire time. They heard and understood her message and handled the intense content perfectly. Could not recommend her highly enough.
Cultural Arts Committee Head, William Mason Elementary
…truly awesome. …She had them singing, moving and really getting involved… We will definitely request her again., and recommend her as well.
Librarian, Hoboken Public Library
TAHIRA was great! The students enjoyed her performance. The staff thought she was excellent.
Vice Principal, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School
I truly enjoyed the performance. After returning to class, one of my male students shared that he was so touched by the Langston Hughes poem that he teared up. I would never have thought he would say such a thing!
Teacher, Jefferson School
Tahira was amazing!!! From the youngest to old, the audience was captivated. Her message was powerful. Students were still talking about the assembly today....she made a lasting impression. Thank you it was exactly what we were looking for to start of Black History Month.
Art Teacher, assembly coordinator, Samuel Mickle School
TAHIRA was wonderful and could read her room so well! I loved that she had two performances: one for K-4 and one for 5-8.
Performing Arts Manager and Music Educator, Far Hills Country Day School
We are so thankful that we had TAHIRA as our guest performer yesterday. The students truly enjoyed her! They have gained expertise, exposure and experience in the area of storytelling and oral traditions. Our students were actively engaged the entire performance and could not stop talking about it the rest of the school day.
Special Ed. Teacher, Pennwood Middle School
