Turn the World Upside Down A+ Certification 'Morton is a crack storyteller

'Morton is a crack storyteller and his words and stories are infused with genuine compassion

And then a travelling circus comes to town

His name is Itsuomi

Summons the autumn winds

Turn the World Upside Down A+ Certification 'Morton is a crack storytellerIn the first half of the twentieth century, Black hemispheric culture grappled with the legacies of colonialism, U. S. empire, and Jim Crow. As writers and performers sought to convey the terror and the beauty of Black life under oppressive conditions, they increasingly turned to the labor, movement, speech, sound, and ritual of everyday "folk." Many critics have perceived these representations of folk culture as efforts to reclaim an authentic past.