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Museum Show Sheds Light on Slavery in New York
Voice of America News October 18, 2005
Any discussion about the history of slavery in the United States usually conjures up images of the antebellum South with slaves laboring on cotton plantations. But as a new exhibition entitled "Slavery in New York City" reveals, the Northern States, and in particular New York, participated in and profited from the slave trade.
The New York Historical Society's exhibition gives voice to a segment of the population that history once tried to forget, the slaves who helped build New York City. The horrors of enslaving human beings are heard in one of the show's audio reenactments. More..
Juilliard School Celebrates 100 Years of Training Artists
Voice of America News July 20, 2005
One of the world's most celebrated training grounds for performing artists is marking its centennial. The Juilliard School is commemorating its 100th year with a series of international and national tours.
The names of students and teachers who have passed
through the halls of Juillard during its first 100 years are
awe-inspiring. The list includes Broadway and movie composers Richard
Rodgers and Marvin Hamlisch, jazz impresario Wynton Marsalis.
Davis and Dee Honored For Their Acting and Activism
Voice of America News December 13, 2004
This year's Kennedy Center Honors have attracted new attention to the lives and careers of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, one of the most revered couples of the American stage. The two were among the recipients of the prestigious awards earlier this month at a star-studded ceremony in Washington that saluted six individuals for lifetime achievement in the performing arts.
Affection for Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee goes beyond their artistic abilities. For more than five decades, the couple has been at the forefront of social change and eyewitnesses to some of the most important events in civil rights history. More...
