Special event!!
The Mixed Blood Theatre Company
"Dedicated to the spirit of Dr. King's Dream"
presents
Daughters of Africa
by Syl Jones

Riverland Theatre is bringing Mixed Blood Theatre's Daughters of Africa to the Frank W. Bridges Theatre on February 20, 2002. The play is a music driven history of African American women.

Written for Mixed Blood by award winning playwright Syl Jones, Daughters of Africa is a commemoration of the triumph of pride, determination and courage. It features music made famous by Lena Horne, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin and others in a rousing celebration of famous and unheralded African American women. The women portrayed range from slave ship survivors to stars of the silver screen. They include: Harriet Tubman, the conductor of hundreds to freedom via the Underground Railroad; Elizabeth Freeman, whose legal struggle abolished slavery in Massachusetts; Madame C. J. Walker, Americas' first black millionairess; Lena Horne, and many others.

*Made possible in cooperation with the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Inc. through funding from the Minnesota State Legislature and by the generosity of IDS Financial Services, Riverland Student Affairs, Riverland Student Activities and Riverland Community College Foundation.