THE SPIRIT OF HARRIET TUBMAN BY DIANE FAISON
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June 19, 2024 @ Goodwin Living Retirement
Alexandria, VA
'They Forgot To Tell The Next Generation' | The Spirit Of Freedom Is Alive In Diane Faison Who Retells The Harriet Tubman Story
A Harriet Tubman reenactor refuses to let the lessons of history fade from memory.
Diane Faison, Actress
Ms. Faison is a retired teacher, with a teaching career spanning over thirty years.
2023 ARTS EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE AWARD
Diane Faison performs "The Spirit of Harriet Tubman" for public and private schools, colleges and universities, churches, and retirement homes. Diane Faison studied the life of Harriet Tubman and has written and performed a one-woman play about the leader of the Underground Railroad.
For these performances, Ms. Faison received a grant from the Winston-Salem Arts Council to perform in retirement homes with high Medicaid populations as well as a Wells Fargo Grant in Education to perform in middle schools throughout the Winston-Salem Forsyth county school district.
She has performed at Salem College, Shaw University, Meredith College, Guilford College, and Longwood University.