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Cora Newcomb will be presenting “Bringing American Women’s History into Focus – the Story of Laura Matilda Towne,” an American abolitionist and educator. Towne was the co-founder of the Penn Center on St. Helena Island, S.C., the first school in the US for newly freed slaves.
After, Diane Johnson “Zora Listened! This performance utilizes a monologue storytelling style with audience engagement and acapella music. Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was an African American author, playwright, poet, anthropologist and folklorist who took a job with the Federal Writers’ Project and collected stories, songs, and poems from African-Americans living in northeast Florida. Zora truly listened to the people. Come hear her speak, laugh, and sing as she revisits those memorable years.