The DeKalb library will present a theatrical performance that … – Northern Public Radio (WNIJ)

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A man in a suit is holding his fist up during a theatrical performance at the DeKalb library.

A performance that commemorates the journey of enslaved Africans who were brought to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, will show in DeKalb Thursday Nov. 16.

This will be a condensed version of 1619: The Journey of a People, the MusicalTed Williams III is a professor of political science in the City Colleges of Chicago and the producer of the musical. He said it’s important to keep this story going.

“This history is American history,” he said. “It’s not just African American history, this is a…