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The WordPlayers: Knoxville Freedom Songs & Stories
Category: Free event, History, heritage, Literature, spoken word, writing, Music and Theatre
We are so excited to offer this wonderful program once more!
Wednesday, June 16 @ 7:00 PM
Community Evangelistic Church
2650 Boyds Bridge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914
Knoxville Freedom Songs & Stories chronicles the history of the local black community beginning in the post-Civil War era. It recounts the proud stories of prominent figures of the times and features songs which musicians were creating to express their responses to the world around them.
Musicians: Tomi Robb, John Jackson, Josh LeCroy, Ethan Norman, Adam Whipple, Dan Higgins, Cole Liles
The WordPlayers: 865-539-2490, www.wordplayers.org, Facebook: The WordPlayers, Twitter: @wordplayers, Instagram: wordplayers