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Anna Deveare Smith to give Frank Porter Graham lecture
Actress, playwright and author Anna Deavere Smith will present the annual Frank Porter Graham Lecture as part of the N.C. Literary Festival at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Her presentation, “Finding Grace and Kindness in a Winner-Take-All Society,” will be free to the public on Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall on Cameron Avenue.
“Inspired by Walt Whitman’s idea to ‘absorb America,’ Anna Deavere Smith honestly and gracefully brings to life the spirit of each individual she represents on stage,” said Amy Baldwin, director of the N.C. Literary Festival. The 5th biennial festival, which will include readings and discussions by more than 100 authors, is set for Sept. 10-13 at UNC.
The lecture series, sponsored by the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, is named for the late Frank Porter Graham, who was UNC President (1930-40) and a U.S. Senator (1949-50).
Read the full news release on the Johnston Center's Web site.