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Willow Hill event celebrates culture, commemorates the past
Toure
"Go back into your past, reclaim your culture!" proclaims Amir Jamal Toure' during the Willow Hill Heritage Festival and Commemoration of 400 Years of African-American History opening ceremony. Shown at left, Toure' is from the Geechee Kunda Cultural Arts Center in Riceboro, and was one of several storytellers featured at Willow Hill last weekend. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Costumed storytellers, African rhythms on drums, word from experts in community preservation and exhibits offering a clear-eyed look at slavery and its aftermath were part of last weekend’s ninth annual Willow Hill Heritage Festival.
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