“This work is a beautiful challenge. It is difficult researching and unearthing the stories of enslaved people because there is pain and hurt; but there is also beauty. The people, their lives, and their sacrifice…I consider it a privilege and an honor to represent them. They should never go unnamed or be forgotten. I want them to be proud.”

CREATED EQUAL

Written and Performed By: Katrinah Carol Lewis, Deirdre Jones Cardwell, Jamar Jones, and Jeremy V. Morris.

MODERATOR

Juneteenth 2021 Discussion Panel

Including:

  • Colonial Williamsburg

  • International Spy Museum   

  • B4 Youth Theatre- Monrovia, Liberia  

  • American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

  • Monticello

In collaboration with museums, historic sites and organizations, Jamar has researched, crafted, and shared the stories of enslaved and free black people all throughout Virginia, Washington, DC, and internationally in Monrovia, Liberia.

  • James Monroe-Highland  

  • National Park Service- Historic Yorktown

  • George Washington's Mount Vernon   

  • American Civil War Museum-White House of the Confederacy

  • Henrico Recreation and Parks

MONTICELLO
Live Q&A

(Jamar as “Jupiter”)

Born in the same year on the same plantation, Thomas Jefferson and an enslaved manservant, Jupiter (whose surname may have been Evans), grew up alongside each other, met their respective wives in Williamsburg, and lived out the rest of their days at Monticello. Yet Jupiter was enslaved by Jefferson, and this imbalance of power fundamentally shaped their lives and relationship in countless ways

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

“I marvel at the power of theatre. It allows us to share and see. As I stood in the water, I felt strong. I felt grounded. I felt like I belonged. I relished the communal experience of making art with people who quickly became family. We took a chance, compiled our ideas, and had an experience. An experience that has clung close to my spirit and my heart since I departed.”

An American Theatre excerpt

Written By Deirdre Jones Cardwell, Jamar Jones, Katrinah Carol Lewis, Markya Reed

Director of Performance and Actor for Virtual Touring experience below: 

“Our Lives, Our Stories: Legacy of the Randolph Site”

https://virtualtours.colonialwilliamsburg.org/randolph/

TELLING THEIR STORIES BLOG by Jamar Jones:

https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/living-history/telling-their-stories/