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Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company presents 'FANNIE'

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Live theater continues at the Southwest Arts Center with True Colors Theatre Company production of Cheryl West's new musical, "FANNIE."

The show opens on June 14 and runs through July 10.

Fannie Lou Hamer was the baby of her family, who were sharecroppers with 19 children before her. After working on plantations for most of her adult life, she joined the Civil Rights movement. Three years after attending a rally, she co-founded a new political party to advocate for Black voting rights. Involuntarily sterilized, robbed of her possessions, and beaten in jail, Fannie Lou Hamer was not deterred. This play with music has a cast of one, in recognition of the sheer power of Fannie Lou Hamer’s will.

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