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Metrofocus: June 15, 2022
Season 2022
Episode 7173
As part of a Juneteenth marathon on Sunday, June 19th, ALL ARTS is presenting “The Roll Call: The Roots to Strange Fruit,” a visual opera that follows the African-American experience from 1619 through abolition. Joining us to discuss the film is the director, Jonathan McCrory. Also, historian and preservationist, Michael Henry Adams joins us with an important lesson on honoring our history.
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