Jackson Roberts
- May 14, 2024
- 3 minutes Read
LA Stages Unite to Present Music & Movement for Upcoming Dramatic Biddy Mason Play
DTLA history buffs are in for a treat as the The Fountain Theatre’s “Fountain for Youth” arts education wing joins forces with Inner-City Arts, The Autry Museum of the American…
Abel Weiss
- February 20, 2022
- 3 minutes Read
The Legend Of Biddy Mason – 19th Century Frontline Worker Who Used Slave Remedies Downtown During the Smallpox Pandemic
Biddy Mason, like many enslaved people, was sold from plantation to plantation and, as she matures, becomes a strong black woman, known for her knowledge of medicine, child care, livestock,…
