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Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: A Walk to Respect


  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater 2700 F Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20566 United States (map)

Performances: Feb 22 @11am, Feb 23 @7pm

How can we find our way to understanding? Where can we find common ground? Who has left us a blueprint for creating the trust that transcends differing opinions and ideologies? We may find some answers by looking back more than 150 years to the words spoken and written by Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass in this powerful staged-reading by playwright Beth Duda with original poetry by Cedric Hameed. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, A Walk to Respect, provides us a powerful example of two men with different opinions and agendas coming together against all odds to produce positive change.

Playwright: Beth Duda, with original poetry by Cedric Hameed Staged Reading of a one-act play, followed by a panel discussion

Presented by The Patterson Foundation in partnership with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe

Cast

  • Abraham Lincoln: Jeffrey Atherton

  • Frederick Douglass: Joel PE King

  • Narrator: Cedric Hameed

Tickets are free, thanks to the generosity of The Patterson Foundation.


Earlier Event: February 21
Masterful Strings: Stephanie Chase, violin
Later Event: February 22
Poetry Workshop: Black Men and Flight