{"id":7731,"date":"2020-06-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperf.wpengine.com\/?p=7731"},"modified":"2020-06-18T19:27:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T02:27:21","slug":"emancipation-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/2020\/06\/19\/emancipation-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Emancipation Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gabriel Bey performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing” on his trumpet at the historic Rosson House at Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix. Bey’s performance and a reading are part of this year’s Emancipation Marathon online. Photo: Scottsdale Arts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 24th Annual Emancipation Marathon \u2014 A Literary Tradition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Friday, June 19 \u2013 Sunday, June 21, 2020 <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There is no national recognition of the victims of American Chattel Slavery. The Emancipation Marathon is an annual literary marathon, which was established in 1997 and continues to present day.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During The Emancipation Marathon, volunteers read aloud about \u201cthat peculiar institution,\u201d American Chattel Slavery, in honor of those African victims. The structure of The Emancipation Marathon reading selections adhere to the following four themes within in the context of American Chattel Slavery: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slavery<\/strong>:  the definition <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slavery<\/strong>:  the law <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slavery<\/strong>:  the human condition <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slavery<\/strong>:  the legacy <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, readings for The Emancipation Marathon were recorded and will be published throughout the weekend, from June 19\u201321, on the Facebook page of Emancipation Arts LLC<\/a> as well as the Center\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is humbled to be a part of the production of The Emancipation Marathon this year\u2014in partnership with Emancipation Arts, The Heritage Square Foundation<\/a>, Local First Arizona<\/a>, and the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing<\/a>\u2014to commemorate the Emancipation from slavery in America, recognized nationally on Juneteenth (June 19). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sharla Johnson reads \u201cAren\u2019t I A Woman?\u201d by Sojourner Truth at Heritage Square for the Emancipation Marathon. Johnson also performed an a cappella rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” for the recordings. Photo: Scottsdale Arts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s readings were extracted from the following:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n