'This isn't a history lesson': Inside the new musical about Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
The bold stage show '3 Summers of Lincoln' — starring Ivan Hernandez, Quentin Earl Darrington, Carmen Cusack and Saycon Sengbloh — will play at La Jolla Playhouse through March 30.
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Talks proceed for vote naming House Press Gallery after Frederick Douglass
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