Reconnecting to Caribbean Folklore with ‘When We Were Birds’

It blends the stories from our ancestors — recollections from the enslaved, the indentured, and the colonial masters, as well as remnants of indigenous memory.

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Reconnecting to Caribbean Folklore with ‘When We Were Birds’

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