Twenty-seven Demands: A Staged Reading

Authors

Garrett Felber, University of Mississippi
Peter Wood, University of Mississippi
Ralph Eubanks, University of Mississippi

Files

Description

27 Demands: A Staged Reading, written and directed by Peter Wood

After they were arrested following a peaceful protest at Fulton Chapel on February 25, 1970, members of the Black Student Union presented University Administration with a list of "27 demands" of things the University could do to be more inclusive of the African American community. In a dramatic reading of those 50-year-old demands, we see which ones were eventually met, and which ones are still needed.

Jaimee' Mitchell as Alva Ruth Peyton, A'mya Jones as Linnie Bell Liggins, Michela Moore as Henrieese Roberts, Sebastian Davis as Theron Evans, Jr., Noah Greenwood as Paul Jackson, Adam Brown as John Donald

Don Cole as Himself, Kenneth Mayfield as Himself, John Brittain as Himself

Cliff Johnson as Chancellor Porter L. Fortune, Jr.

Publication Date

2-24-2020

Relational Format

video recording

Comments

Running time: 1 hr 49 min 36 sec

Photo of Peter Wood introducing the staged reading by Christian Johnson, Ole Miss Imaging Services

Recommended Citation

Felber, Garrett; Wood, Peter; and Eubanks, Ralph, "Twenty-seven Demands: A Staged Reading" (2020). Black Power at Ole Miss Commemorative Events. 2.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/blkpower_event/2