Continuing Conversation: “Harriet Tubman: Follow The Freedom Star”

Historical re-enactor Ivey Avery presents on the life of Harriet Tubman, the political and societal issues that existed during her time and their lasting impact today. Ivey Avery is a retired educator with 40 years in education. While attending Spelman, Ms. Avery was deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement. As a member of Sisters in Blackness on Spelman’s campus, she organized and participated in numerous demonstrations for equal rights for African Americans.  Upon returning to Trenton, Ms. Avery worked with the Players Company of Trenton founded by renowned playwright Don Evans. She was co-founder of Morning Glory and Sassafras Productions, a two-woman performing arts troupe, with Ms. Cynt Lewis Johnson, presenting programs focusing on the African American experience using poetry, song, dance and dramatic presentations. She has also performed in original one woman shows about Harriet Tubman, Madame C. J. Walker, Hattie McDaniels, and Sojourner Truth. Ms. Avery has performed “Harriet Tubman, Follow the Freedom Star,” extensively in schools throughout New Jersey as a part of the Young Audiences of Princeton’s School Theater Program.