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Sketch II: Life as a Black Woman in the 1800\u2019s<\/h3>\n

The Two Offers (1859)<\/h3>\n

Choreography:<\/strong> Teresa Emmons. Music:<\/strong> Ralph Russell based on the short story Two Offers<\/em> by Frances E. W. Harper. Dancers:<\/strong> Monique Bland, LaChelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, and Kennedy Davis.<\/p>\n

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Why I Stand and Speak So<\/h3>\n

Choreography:<\/strong> Ashley SK Davis. Poetry:<\/strong> Why <\/em>I Stand and Speak So<\/em> written and performed by Glenis Redmond. Dancer:<\/strong> Tumi Nkomo.<\/p>\n

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Iola Leroy (1892)<\/h3>\n

Choreography:<\/strong> A.T. Moffett. Music: David Horton and Vianne Reay based on the novel Iola Leroy<\/em> by Frances E.W. Harper. Dancers: <\/strong>Monique Bland, LaChelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Kennedy Davis and Monique Relacion as Iola Leroy.<\/p>\n

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Lecture \u2013 We Are All Bound Up Together \u2013 1866 National Woman\u2019s Rights Convention, New York, New York<\/h3>\n

Choreography:<\/strong> Lynnette Young Overby and the Dancers. Lecture:<\/strong> Performed by Sharia Benn. Dancers:<\/strong> Monique Bland, LaChelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, and Monique Relacion.<\/p>\n

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Harriet Jacobs \u2013 Overcoming a Life of Confinement<\/h3>\n

Poetry<\/strong>: \u201cHouse: Another Kind of Field\u201d written and performed by Glenis Redmond. Choreography:<\/strong> Lynnette Young Overby and Amber Rance. Dancer:<\/strong> Amber Rance.<\/p>\n

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