I’ve shared many of the great StoryCorps animated videos over the years.

They just released a new one this morning. Here’s how they describe it:

Ellaraino experienced a common teenage reaction when she learned she’d have to leave Los Angeles to spend the summer in Louisiana with her great-grandmother, Silvia. Less common was Ellaraino’s realization that Silvia had lived through the Civil War, and had a lot to teach her great-granddaughter about the true meaning of freedom.

I’m adding it The Best Sites To Teach About African-American History