This powerful one-woman drama from Sandra Seaton, set at Monticello in the final days before Thomas Jefferson’s death, gives a voice to Sally Hemings. Sabrina Sloan (Hamilton’s Angelica Schuyler) portrays Sally Hemings as well as Jefferson, his daughter Martha and Sally’s brother James. Amid rising family tensions, Sally struggles to ensure Jefferson’s promise to free their children is final.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- WKAR-TV (US), Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Keywords
- emancipation
- juneteenth
- black female lead
- sally
- hemings
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Top Cast
Sabrina Sloan as Sally Hemings
J. Nycole Ralph as Sally Hemings Understudy
Top Crew
Megan Matier · Director, Editor
Sandra Seaton · Writer
Brant Wells · Editor
Eric Olmscheid · Executive Producer
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