In the Sahel states of Africa, the histories of the people were entrusted to a series of clans whose members were called . They memorized events and conversations and passed them on to their children.

The answer is the griot

Explanation:

The griot can be described as the person who tells stories or a narrator of incidents or tales in the sahel states of Africa. They can also be said to be a musician who uses the history of their people to sing. The sahel states of Africa can be found in the countries such as Senegal,Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Northern part of Nigeria. The griot can be found among the tribe's such as the wolof in Senegal, the mandinka,in Mali, the Hausa in Nigeria. They are the people who had the in-depth knowledge of the history of their people and they passed them to their children through their story telling or through their music which people listen to .