‘A Killing in Choctaw’
CARL RAY PERFORMS AWARD-WINNING AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PLAY AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY JANUARY 15TH — “A KILLING CHOCTAW”
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) - On Thursday, January 15, 2009, George Washington University will kick-off a week-long celebration beginning with Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday and proceeding through the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. To commence the historical occasion, the university has invited activist/actor/speaker Carl Ray to speak and perform his acclaimed autobiographical one-man play “A Killing in Choctaw” — a true story about Ray witnessing his father’s 1962 racially-motivated murder in Choctaw County, Alabama. Ray will relive the gripping story at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, January 15th at George Washington School of Media and Public Affairs, 805 - 21st Street NW, Washington, DC. Ray will host a Q&A session following his performance. Admission is free and open to the public.
In 1962, 18-year-old Carl Ray witnessed his father’s gruesome murder at the hands of a white man who was angered because he believed Ray had disrespected him in conversation. During the murder trial that followed, Ray was blamed for causing his own father’s death because he had failed to respect the white man. Read the rest of this entry »
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