Civil Rights Children’s Crusade with Schroeder Cherry and His Puppets

This Interactive family friendly puppet show by exhibiting artist and puppeteer Schroeder Cherry is part of “The Calling: The Transformative Power of African American Doll and Puppet Making.”

A young boy discovers that his strict grandfather went to jail as a child. What was that about? This 30 minute performance is narrated by a rod puppet who uses wooden cutouts to tell what he learns about the 1963 Civil Rights Children’s Crusade. The puppeteer is in full view, dressed in black. The show ends in a participatory chant with the audience. Appropriate for 4th grade to adults. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Photo: Camila Bryce Laporte