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Travisville

Travisville

William Jackson Harper, N.Y.) Staff Dramatists Play Service (New York

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"In 1960s Texas, one city has so far avoided the tumult of the Civil Rights movement. Through the efforts of an alliance of black church leaders, a wary peace has been maintained with the city's white mayor and citizens. But when the mayor partners with a private developer to gentrify the black neighborhood and uproot its residents, and a movement organizer from Atlanta comes to town, the Minister's Alliance will need to choose between the nonconfrontational status quo and standing up for the interests of their community--and weathering the risks resistance incurs"--

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OL26875878W

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African AmericansDramaCivil rightsRace relationsCommunity powerGentrification

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