Lowndes

by Megan Schumacher

In 1965, even after the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, millions of black folks in the South were still unregistered to vote because of racial terrorism. Lowndes County in Alabama was a model for such disenfranchisement. Not one black person had registered to vote in a county where blacks outnumbered whites 4:1. Lowndes imagines two SNCC members canvassing the county to encourage terrified residents to...

In 1965, even after the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, millions of black folks in the South were still unregistered to vote because of racial terrorism. Lowndes County in Alabama was a model for such disenfranchisement. Not one black person had registered to vote in a county where blacks outnumbered whites 4:1. Lowndes imagines two SNCC members canvassing the county to encourage terrified residents to register.

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    After reading this play, I was really impressed by Megan's ability to cover so much terrain in a one-act. It also reminded me of the many hurdles with voter suppression and how they persist even today. In order to understand the present we must look at the past, and Lowndes does a great job of depicting that past.

    After reading this play, I was really impressed by Megan's ability to cover so much terrain in a one-act. It also reminded me of the many hurdles with voter suppression and how they persist even today. In order to understand the present we must look at the past, and Lowndes does a great job of depicting that past.

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MR. C, African-American, Sharecropper, 50s
MRS. C, African-American, Sharecropper, 50s
YOUNG WOMAN, African-American, SNCC Member, 20s
YOUNG MAN, African-American, SNCC Member, 20s

Development History

  • Commission, Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival, 2020
  • Reading, Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival, 2020