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Speakers Bureau: Robert Johnson at the Crossroads

October 25, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

In colorful costume,storytellers Rebecca Jernigan and Wendy Garrison retell the tale of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. With music, drama and sign language, they recount his fateful encounter with the Prince of Darkness at the crossroads in the Delta. In educational venues they stress that the audience is integral to any live performance. They discuss the historical person Robert Johnson, and they share the role of the blues as an indigenous musical genre that grew out of the challenges of life in the Mississippi delta.

Details

Date:
October 25, 2018
Time:
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Venue

Oxford Lafayette Library
401 Bramlett Blvd
Oxford, MS 38655 United States
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Phone
662-234-5751
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