Black History Live: Harriet Tubman

About The Program

Now in its 16th year, Colorado Humanities’ Black History Live tour is an annual recognition each February of the significant contributions African Americans have made and continue to make to art, culture, economic development, education, human rights, medicine, public services, politics, and sports. This year’s statewide tour will feature the living-history portrayal of Harriet Tubman by nationally acclaimed scholar/actor Becky Stone.

The portrayal will be performed in a Chautauqua format, which is a first-person dramatization of a historical figure. The speaker’s monologue typically lasts 40 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A, first in character and then out of character as the scholar/performer.

About The Presenter

Becky Stone was born and raised in Philadelphia. She earned her undergraduate degree at Vassar College in Drama with a minor in French. Her M.A. is in Elementary Educational Counseling from Villanova University. Becky worked seven years for the Philadelphia School System and taught theater 10 years at a classical Christian school in NC. Becky has been a Chautauqua scholar since 2003 when she first presented Pauli Murray. Her other characters are Rosa Parks, and Maya Angelou. All were premiered at the Greenville, South Carolina Chautauqua Festival. Becky also performs as a storyteller at festivals, libraries, and schools.