REFLECT ON A CENTURY OF CHICAGO SEGREGATION IN STEPPENWOLF’S 1919
Sep 10, 2022
2 minutes
— KRIS VIRE
niversity of Chicago professor and literary star Eve L. Ewing’s poetry collection commemorated the 100th anniversary of the deadly Chicago race riot that was spurred by the killing of Eugene Williams, a Black teenager who drifted near a “white” beach while) for the challenging task of adapting Ewing’s work for the stage. We spoke to Brooks about her play, which runs October 4–29.
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