Sep 5, 2008 9:00 am24 views
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - "Our Mothers, Our Daughters, Ourselves: Black Women in the Age of Lincoln and Beyond," an original production premiering Sept. 6-7 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois, provides a fresh and critical perspective on Abraham Lincoln's legacy and its influence on African-American women. Blending historical accounts, the performers' personal reflections, scholarly research and the perspectives of young black women in the community, the production examines historical and contemporary issues such as slavery, emancipation, injustice, and black women's experiences of mothering.