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Ruth Edmonds Hill
Ruth Edmonds Hill (March 5, 1925 – April 15, 2023) was an American scholar, Oral history, oral historian, oral storytelling editor, journal editor, educator, and historic preservation advocate. Her oral history office is part of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. She is an iconic figure among oral storytellers, particularly in the United States but also abroad, and has advised storytellers' organizations. Her spouse is Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill who is also known as Brother Blue. Ruth Edmonds Hill is sometimes known as Sister Ruth. Ruth Edmonds Hill is the daughter of Florence Edmonds of western Massachusetts, whose life story is chronicled and has been critically analyzed as part of African-American oral history. Hill has degrees from Simmons College (Massachusetts), Simmons College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Hill is most widely known among oral history researchers for conducting the Black Women Oral History Project at the Arthur and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother Blue
Hugh Morgan Hill (July 12, 1921 – November 3, 2009), also known as Brother Blue, was an American educator, storyteller, actor, musician, and street performer based principally in the Boston area. After serving as First Lieutenant from 1943 to 1946 in the segregated United States Army in World War II and being honorably discharged, he received a BA from Harvard College in 1948 (cum laude in Social Relations), was accepted into the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) before transferring to receive a MFA from the Yale School of Drama and a Ph.D. from the Union Institute. While performing frequently at U.S. National Storytelling Festivals and flown abroad by organizations and patrons from England to Russia and the Bahamas, Brother Blue regularly performed on the streets around Cambridge, most notably in Harvard Square. He was the Official Storyteller of Boston and of Cambridge by resolutions of both city councils. Brother Blue was a 2009 recipient of the W. E. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
