Education of a Harvard Guy - April 8 & 9

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), as part of Destination Freedom Week, No Credits Productions presents “Neshoba” April 7^th Destination Freedom Black Radio Days’  “Education of A Harvard Guy” on April 8th and 9th, and “Toussaint” 2010 at 7:00pm at Crossroads Theatre, 2590  N. Washington St. Denver, CO. for information (720-748-1388) donnie l. betts.

 

The live radio broadcast of , "Education of a Harvard Guy", April 8^th and 9^th heard on KGNU 88.5 FM and 1390 AM by Dr. Curtis Williams of Albany, GA as adapted for radio by producer and filmmaker, donnie l. betts and Tj betts. The radio drama is based on the memoirs and soon-to-be published book of former Denverite, John Perdew, and SNCC Worker in the early 60's in southwest Georgia.

 

The evening includes discussions lead by Dr. Vincent Harding with Perdew, Elaine DeLott Baker (Denverite and former SNCC worker) and Rutha Harris, original freedom singer/activist. It will conclude with songs of the Movement lead Harris and The Spirituals Project Choir as well as Rene Marie and violinist/guitarist Lionel Young.

 

All ticket sales will benefit The Spirituals Project , Veterans of Hope Project and Lambi Fund all 501 (c) (3) non-profit organizations. Cost is $22.00 plus tax and handling.

 

In "Education of a Harvard Guy", Perdew recounts how he decided to leave Harvard and risk everything to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC snick) in the struggle for human rights in southwest Georgia, mainly Albany and Americus. The play describes how he Donald Harris, Ralph Allen and Zev Aelony,three-month stay in jail as the "Americus Four", charged with insurrection and facing the death penalty and other confrontations with the defenders of racial oppression.