They Don't Deserve Your Tears - Festival Politeïa
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On the occasion of the second edition of the Politéia Ideas Festival, organized by the City of Thionville in partnership with the association Des Mots & Débats, we offer you an exciting musical-conference that fits brilliantly into our theme "What progress?". It all starts with a photo. An image that went around the world. Elizabeth Eckford, alone, pursued by a racist horde. And especially a young girl, Hazel Bryan. It is September 4, 1957, in Little Rock, Arkansas, a school year under the sign of the end of school segregation. The 9 black children enrolled at Little Rock Central High School, until then reserved for whites only, are surrounded by a hysterical crowd. It could have been a dream... It was a nightmare...
This musical conference delivers the captivating story of the fight fought by nine teenagers to uphold their rights. A past that, more than sixty years later, remains unresolved...
On stage, Thomas Snégaroff, a journalist and historian specializing in the United States, tells this story, from which he has drawn a book, Little Rock 1957, accompanied by Xavier Bussy, a clarinettist who plays tunes from the time (Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington…). Music and text combine for a fascinating conference that plunges us back into a fascinating and terrifying America at the same time.
A play based on a true story.
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Organized by the City of Thionville, in partnership with the association Des Mots & Débats.
Automatically translated from French.
Where does it take place?
Country Tourism Thionvillois
30 boulevard Foch Thionville 57100 FRANCE
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