On Sunday, February 7th at 6pm MST, in honor of Black History Month, we are happy to present a play based on the life of freed slave William Wells Brown. It is a two-part drama, a play within a play. Beginning with a fictionalized conversation between William Wells Brown and Mr. Polite, this audio dramatization then introduces Brown's play "The Escape or Leap for Freedom." It tells the story of three slaves -- Cato, Glen and Melinda. Brown often stated that the play is autobiographical. The couple, Glen and Melinda exist, while Cato is Brown himself. From Sue Media Productions.
WILLIAM'S LEAP FOR FREEDOM
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