This Ghost of Slavery, a New Play and Talk With Anna Deavere Smith | The Atlantic Festival 2024
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In her play “This Ghost of Slavery,” published in The Atlantic’s December issue, the playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith used contemporary interviews supplemented with primary-source historical materials to inform characters’ dialogue. Smith spoke with people absorbed into the criminal-justice system, activists, and social-justice workers, many of them associated with the nonprofit organization Chicago CRED, which seeks to help young people ensnared in gangs or the juvenile-justice system.
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In her play “This Ghost of Slavery,” published in The Atlantic’s December issue, the playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith used contemporary interviews supplemented with primary-source historical materials to inform characters’ dialogue. Smith spoke with people absorbed into the criminal-justice system, activists, and social-justice workers, many of them associated with the nonprofit organization Chicago CRED, which seeks to help young people ensnared in gangs or the juvenile-justice system.
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Anna Deavere Smith brings her family's history to the stage in 'Basil Biggs'
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Sharon Pratt Kelly, Jonathan Kozol & Anna Deavere Smith Speak Out #shorts #blackhistory #facts
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