Title
Anita Singleton Prather Interview
Interviewer
Crawford, Eric
Files
Date
3-9-2013
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Description
Anita Singleton-Prather is the founding director of ASE Gullah Education and the Gullah Kinfolk Traveling Theatre. Her main stage character is Aunt Pearlie Sue. She grew up in Beaufort and Saint Helena Island, attended Penn School, and then went on to attend Howard University in Washington, DC. She sings the following songs in her interview: "Lowdown, Let Me Ride," "If you Pray Right," "Won't Turn Back," "I'm a Soldier in the Army," "Please Lawdy, Don't Leave Me," "That's Alright," "Get Right with God," "Do You Wanna Go," "Holy Spirit," and "Oh Zion, What's the Matter."
Subject
Spirituals (Songs)--South Carolina--Saint Helena Island;Gullahs--South Carolina--Saint Helena Island--Religion;Gullahs--South Carolina--Saint Helena Island--Interviews;Gullah Kinfolk (Musical group);African American theater;Prather, Anita Singleton;Saint Helena Island (S.C.)
Keywords
Anita Singleton, gullah kinfolk, interviews, Beaufort, theatre, Aunt Pearlie Sue, Penn School
Rights
This interview is protected by the copyright of the interviewee and The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University. Any form of alteration, reproduction or commercial use of the interviews or other material is prohibited without the written consent of both the interviewee and a representative of The Athenaeum Press. Citations for scholarly purposes must clearly acknowledge the name of the interviewee, the date and The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University.
Duration
14:26
Recommended Citation
Prather, Anita Singleton, "Anita Singleton Prather Interview" (2013). Voice of an Island Oral Histories and Service Recordings, 2012-2013. 4.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/voice-of-an-island-oral-histories-and-service-recordings/4