Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now
Great Hall at Cooper Union
September 21, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
In the Great Hall where Lincoln spoke and the NAACP was born, Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now will honor the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington, with an evening of song, dance, and oratory that address the way our society confronts discrimination, inequality, and oppression.
Conceived and created by award-winning poet, playwright, and storyteller Daniel Carlton (March On) and directed by David Deblinger, this unique evening with Fred Johnson as melodic host, will entertain, elevate, and inspire.
All profits will go to the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, an institution whose raison d’être is part of the Black experience.
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Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now
Great Hall at Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, NY, United StatesIn the Great Hall where Lincoln spoke and the NAACP was born, Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now will honor the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington, with an evening of song, dance, and oratory that address the way our society confronts discrimination, inequality, and oppression.