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Lunch-hour Performance Brings Rochester's African-American History to Life
February 5, 2002 Rochester NY- For fifty brief minutes on Thursday, February 7th, a few of Rochester's remarkable African-American ancestors will return to the city they made home to enthrall and educate a downtown audience. Portrayed by costumed actors, well known figures like abolitionist Frederick Douglass and businessman Austin Steward will be joined by unsung heroes like Civil- War veteran George Brown and frontiersman Captain Sunfish as they recall the trials and triumphs of Rochester's rich African-American past.
Presented in the historic Hochstein School of Music Performance Hall, where Douglass spoke in real life, Walk the Walk: Encounters with Rochester's African-American Ancestors, is offered to the public free of charge as part of the Landmark Society's annual tribute to Black History Month. The delightful lunch-hour event runs from 12:10 to 1 p.m. Additional performances are available the same week for school children.
For more information call the Landmark Society at 546-7029 or check the web at www.landmarksociety.org.
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