An activist and performer is ending her months-long trek from Chicago to Montgomery by performing her one-woman show at the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma Saturday.
Rachelle Zola has performed her show as she has made the 754-mile trip to generate conversations about race in America. She will be at the National Voting Rights Museum from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The show will end with a discussion of race from the perspective of folks who live in the shadow of the nation’s most iconic Civil Rights symbol.
Zola, 76, who started her journey in April, said she is “sharing my play, using my white body and voice” to ask difficult questions about race, questions she said she didn’t ask for much of her life.
The play, “LATE: A love Story” is a one-woman show and dialogue experience. Zola’s web site said her play “is not just a performance; its’ a raw and honest exploration of truths discovered too late, weaving together narratives of love, loss and healing.”
By telling her own story and the stories of 10 of her friends, Zola will help the audience “take in the profound injustices faced by Black Americans.”
The performance is free and is open to anyone 16 years old or older.
Zola will complete her journey in Montgomery early next week.
Watch a full interview with Zola at Black Belt News Network's YouTube channel.
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