‘Seeking Justice 2018’: CCBC and Maryland Humanities bring history to life
The Catonsville Times, July 9, 2018
by Cody Boteler
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Frederick Douglass, Eleanor Roosevelt and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall will visit the Community College of Baltimore County’s Catonsville campus in mid-July.
Or at least, a version of each historical icon will.
From July 13 to July 15, CCBC is partnering with Maryland Humanities, an organization that promotes humanities programming around the state, to present a “Chautauqua” show, in which actors portraying historical figures perform a monologue and then field questions during an audience discussion. The free shows begin at 7 p.m.
Each character will speak about his or her life and what “seeking justice” meant personally in their historical moment.
“The Chautauqua performances are not just a scripted performance,” said Judy Dobbs, program officer with Maryland Humanities. “The performer has to know a lot about what was happening during that era, not just about that character, but about the historical context.”