Hyers Sisters’ Dream & Legacy
The Hyers Sisters’ Dream & Legacy
When night riders and lynching terrorized black people and black-face
minstrels ridiculed them across the land, Anna & Emma Hyers, popular AfricanAmerican touring-opera artists of the 1870’s & 80’s – left opera to stand up for the
dignity of their people as voices for freedom -- changing minds and hearts with works
that revolutionized American Music Theater.
minstrels ridiculed them across the land, Anna & Emma Hyers, popular AfricanAmerican touring-opera artists of the 1870’s & 80’s – left opera to stand up for the
dignity of their people as voices for freedom -- changing minds and hearts with works
that revolutionized American Music Theater.
Genre
Documentary Short
Runtime
34
Language
English
Director
Susheel Bibbs
Cast
Denyce Graves,
WolfHawk Jaguar,
Susheel Bibbs
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