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Waterbury play tackles the N word in August Wilson drama
Waterbury Arts Magnet School students staged Joe Turner's Come and Gone amid controversy over the word nigger. Superintendent David Snead initially sought to cancel but allowed the production after a public airing of the issue. Latrell Powell and peers defended the play's message of freedom and education, earning a standing ovation.
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Waterbury
Conn
Larry Ward
Ward
Connecticut
Little Rock
Birmingham
Boston
Latrell Powell
Waterbury Arts
Latrell
Board of Education
Joe Turner
August Wilson
Richmond Heights
Cleveland
Philadelphia TV
No-Man’s Land
Waterbury Arts Magnet
Shakye Gaskins
Herald Lommis
Timothy Floyd
Bynum Walker
Jamestown
John Rolf
America
Pittsburgh
Jo Turner
Wilson
Toure Richardson
Seth Holly
Richardson
Reuben Scott
David Snead
Detroit
Civi Rights
Alabama
Snead
Becaus
Directo
Floyd
Tupac
Herald Loomis
Jonathan Creem
Grace
Brinda
Ohio