Brown v. Board at 50 stage explores desegregation fight
Playwright Cebulska crafts a human-centered look at the early Civil Rights struggle sparked by school integration. Through oral histories and tours to key sites, the production portrays communities in Washington and Virginia as they confront the two worlds of 1950s America. The project, part of A Nation Acts, aims to reopen dialogue on race in U S history.
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Marshall
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United States
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Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
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Topeka
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Topeka Brown v. Board Events Highlight Saturday Program
Citizens of Topeka celebrate with a trolley tour of museums showing African American artwork from noon to 3 p.m. Storytime on Brown v. Board of Education at 12 1 and 2 p.m. at Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. A noon reception at the U S Post Office and a 2 15 p.m. March from Sumner School to Monroe School precede an ecumenical service, VIP reception, and state proclamation with Sen Kerry and President Bush slated to speak at the National Historic Site.
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Arts commissioner odyssey over abandoned sculpture pieces
Arts commissioner Ridgway details anger after discovering the carved stone Inside Out broken into four at the Eldridge Hotel site from the 2002 exhibit. City liaison Tubbs says damage is unconfirmed. artists warned they have 30 days to claim works. Plastic fencing and efforts to relocate pieces show progress toward safer display.
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Wagner
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City of
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Bleeding Kansas talk by Jonathan Earle at Lawrence Library
Lawrence Public Library hosts Kansas University historian Jonathan Earle to discuss the Bleeding Kansas era and its ties to pre Civil War national history. The talk at 7 p.m. Wednesday covers antislavery movements and Civil War roots. Sponsored by the Kansas Humanities Council.
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Jonathan Earle
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Princeton University
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Kansas Humanities Council
Missouri Rep Becomes Kansas City Repertory Theatre
After 40 years the Missouri Repertory Theatre will adopt the name Kansas City Repertory Theatre starting with the 2004 2005 season. The board says the new title better reflects the entire Kansas City metropolitan area and is more accurate and inclusive.
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