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Artist Talk: Nathan Alan Davis

Special | 59m 1sVideo has Closed Captions

Playwright Nathan Alan Davis shares the history of the slave rebellion led by Nat Turner.

Nathan Alan Davis, playwright of “Nat Turner in Jerusalem,” explores the history of Nat Turner, an African-American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia in August of 1831. Davis shares historical documents and discusses the processes he used to write the play.

10/03/2019 | Rating TV-G

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Artist Talk: Nathan Alan Davis

Special | 59m 1sVideo has Closed Captions

Nathan Alan Davis, playwright of “Nat Turner in Jerusalem,” explores the history of Nat Turner, an African-American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia in August of 1831. Davis shares historical documents and discusses the processes he used to write the play.

10/03/2019 | Rating TV-G

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