{"id":6755,"date":"2026-04-16T14:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/harper\/?page_id=6755"},"modified":"2026-07-24T20:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:59:31","slug":"dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/harper\/celebrating-harper\/dance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Artistry and Activism of Harper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Page Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Exhibit Title&#8221; module_id=&#8221;exhibit-title&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Georgia||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Georgia||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#073e70&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>The Artistry and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; module_id=&#8221;page-title&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Georgia||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 19 2025, we shared sketches of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper\u2019s artistic and activist life through artistic interpretations by choreographers, poets, composers, dancers and actors. Born free on September 24, 1825, Harper addressed the key issues of her era as a Black woman. Through her work as a writer and activist, she illuminated significant moments in history when many Black people and women were denied freedom. We believe in the power of the arts to inform us about the past, to illuminate the challenges of the present, and to guide us in creating a more just and equitable future. 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