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Sketch I: Life for Black People in the 1800\u2019s<\/h3>\n

We begin with an introduction to Frances E.W. Harper, as she sings \u201c Hush, hush, somebody\u2019s calling my name\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n

Choreography<\/strong>: Marion Hamermesh. Music<\/strong>: Ralph Russell. Poetry<\/strong>: Mine to Mouth by Glenis Redmond. Dancers<\/strong>: Monique Bland, LaChelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Alana Romero, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Monique Relacion, and Kennedy Davis.<\/p>\n

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The Blessed Hope (1846)<\/h4>\n

Choreography:<\/strong> Lynnette Young Overby and dancers. Music:<\/strong> Ralph Russell. Poetry performed by Glenis Redmond. Dancers:<\/strong> Monique Bland, LaChelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Alana Romero, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, and Kennedy Davis.<\/p>\n

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850<\/h4>\n

Choreography:<\/strong> Desiree Cocroft. Music: Ralph Russell. Dancers:<\/strong> Monique Bland, LaChelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Omari Senior, and Kennedy Davis.<\/p>\n

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The Slave Mother (1854)<\/h4>\n

Choreography:<\/strong> Lynnette Young Overby and Adiah Simpson. Music:<\/strong> Ralph Russell. Poetry: <\/strong>Frances E.W. Harper. Dancers:<\/strong> Adiah Simpson and Alana Romero.<\/p>\n

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Jubilee \u2013 Emancipation!<\/h4>\n

Choreography:<\/strong> Terlene Terry-Todd. Music: <\/strong>Ralph Russell. Poetry:<\/strong> Frances E.W. Harper from Sketches of Southern Life<\/em> (1873). Dancers: <\/strong>Monique Bland, LaChelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, and Kennedy Davis.<\/p>\n

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