American Slavery Project is partnering with more than a dozen theater companies for a presentation of 'Black Women and the Ballot,' a collection of three short radio plays that will be available to stream on Juneteenth
Black Women and the Ballot
, a collection of three short radio plays that will be available to stream on Friday, June 19, also known as Juneteenth. This year's Juneteenth marks the 155th anniversary of the day slavery was abolished in the U.S. in 1865.comes at a poignant time as people across the country continue to hold protests as part of the reignited Black Lives Matter movement, a direct response to the killing of George Floyd and unceasing police brutality against unarmed Black men and women.
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