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Black Superheroes and Stetson Kennedy

Black Superheroes and Stetson Kennedy
Posted By: William Jackson on May 01, 2016


YOUNG MINDS BUILDING SUCCESS CHARITIES, INC
&
THE STETSON KENNEDY FOUNDATION

PRESENT

Night Out With Stetson Kennedy, MaVynee “Beach Lady”
& The Black Superheroes
A Reader’s Theater Performance

Saturday, May 14, 2016
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
at Historic American Beach
Burney Park
95496 Burney Road
Fernandina, FL 32034

The Readers Theater performance will be followed
by a reflection on the relationship between
Stetson Kennedy and
MaVynee Betsch, “The Beach Lady".

Young Minds Building Success and the Stetson Kennedy
Foundation present "Night Out With Stetson Kennedy,
MaVynee “Beach Lady”, & The Black Superheroes”
in honor of the Annual Nightsands at American Beach 2016.



Join Young Minds Readers Theater cast members as they
give life to "Black Superheroes" derived from folklorist
and Jacksonville author Stetson Kennedy’s "Palmetto Country";
Library of Congress American ex-slaves archives gathered by
the Federal Writer’s Project during the 1930s,
and the commemorative comic book.

"Introducing The Black Superheroes", written and edited by
Tangela Floyd and illustrated by Brian Oakley.
Kennedy, Library of Congress, and Floyd’s collections
include African-American superheroes who used strength,
intelligence, and endurance to accomplish unexpected results.

Then, the readers theater performance will be followed by
a reflection on the relationship between Stetson Kennedy
and MaVynee Betsch, “The Beach Lady".

For more information, contact Young Minds Readers Theater
at (904) 635-6167, or msakatan3@gmail.com, www.ymbsc.org
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