Every family has a Cotton Tree. Every nation has roots worth remembering.
We Cotton Tree is a community storytelling archive that begins with Sierra Leone — and is growing into a model for families, diaspora, and nations to preserve their living memory.
Faces & Quotes (Humans of NY Style)
“My grandmother carried her recipes in her head.
This is how I keep them alive.”
“When the Cotton Tree fell, I cried like it was my mother.”
“My grandmother carried her recipes in her head. This is how I keep them alive.”
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