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Page to Stage: The Colored Patriot

Program Type:

Performances & Lectures

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details

 

 

WORLD DEBUT! The Colored Patriot: The Story of Thomas Laws by Bleu Do'zia

In Civil War–torn Winchester, an enslaved man risks everything to deliver intelligence that could turn the tide of battle. Acting under General Sheridan’s orders, Thomas Laws secretly carries messages between Union officer and Quaker schoolteacher Rebecca Wright. Their unlikely alliance helps secure a Union victory—but at unimaginable personal risk. The Colored Patriot shines a light on a true story and the forgotten courage of a man whose patriotism was born in bondage yet reshaped history.