“I love stories about strong women,” Addison said. “You have to be able to tell your story,” she said.Īddison tells “folktales and fables,” retelling stories that are in the public domain and have no copyright.Īddison also got permission from author Irene Smalls to tell a story based on Smalls’ children’s book “Ebony Sea,” opening that presentation by singing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” an African-American spiritual that dates to the mid-19 th century. Army as a Buffalo Soldier in the 1860s and served in the American West, and Susie King Taylor (1848-1912), the first Black nurse to serve during the Civil War. Addison has lived in Las Cruces since 1995 and has been a member of STLC for 18 years and has served multiple terms as president.Īmong Addison’s most popular characters are Cathay Williams (1844-93), who disguised herself as a man to join the U.S. Earlier this year, she won the Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network, one of four recipients of its regional service and leadership award. But her stories are always full of hope and humor and triumph over incredible obstacles.Īddison performs under the name Juba and is a national-award-winning storyteller and president of Storytellers of Las Cruces (STLC). Sarah Addison tells stories that reach back into the bleakest pages of American history, recounting tales of slavery, oppression, struggle and sacrifice.
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