Voices of The Past – Augusta Civil Rights Activist

Saturday, February 18th || 12:30, 1:30, & 2:30 || Augusta Museum of History

Voices of the Past is a series of character monologues that brings to life the stories of ordinary and extraordinary people from the Augusta area performed by local actors. Visitors are invited to travel back in time through interactive, personal stories of local historical figures. Instead of portraying a specific person, the Augusta Civil Rights Activist is a conglomerate of many different people, representative of the Black Augustans who took part in the local Civil Rights Movement. The character is a Paine College student remembering Jim Crow Augusta and training for the H.L. Green Department Store Lunch counter sit-ins in downtown Augusta in 1960. This is an interactive presentation in which visitors are encouraged to participate in a demonstration and sing protest songs.

Free with Museum admission

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