Tag: Fannie Lou Hamer
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“Is This America?” The Fannie Lou Hamer Opera Premieres
In Boston, a remarkable new opera is being premiered this weekend. “Is This America? The Fannie Lou Hamer Story,” composed by Mary D. Watkins, with a libretto by Watkins and Cerise Jacobs. In this interview that aired on Boston’s WBUR, Mary Watkins describes how she decided to write an opera on the Civil Rights Movement…
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Monday Link Round Up: August 31, 2020
News and music to start the week! Sorry we didn’t post about this sooner! The Dream Unfinished Activist Orchestra presents a live community reading of Fannie Lou Hamer’s 1964 speech, “Sick and Tired,” today, Monday, Aug. 31 at 11:30 AM EST! Sign-up is required. Some amazing members of the music community will be participating (some…