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African American ghost story from Louisiana about a poor widow who wants to get on her with her life - if only her husband would stay dead!
Teachers can download instructional materials based on this story and others on our Lesson Plans page.
For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.com
Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/themoonlitroad and X/Twitter https://www.x.com/themoonlitroad
Adapted from the African-American folktale "Dead Aaron." Collected by John Bennett from his book Doctor to the Dead, published by the University of South Carolina Press. Used with permission of the publisher.
Adaptation written by Craig Dominey and Veronica Byrd.
Storyteller: Veronica Byrd
Audio Production: Henry Howard
Episode image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.
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African American ghost story from Louisiana about a poor widow who wants to get on her with her life - if only her husband would stay dead!
Teachers can download instructional materials based on this story and others on our Lesson Plans page.
For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.com
Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/themoonlitroad and X/Twitter https://www.x.com/themoonlitroad
Adapted from the African-American folktale "Dead Aaron." Collected by John Bennett from his book Doctor to the Dead, published by the University of South Carolina Press. Used with permission of the publisher.
Adaptation written by Craig Dominey and Veronica Byrd.
Storyteller: Veronica Byrd
Audio Production: Henry Howard
Episode image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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