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Decatur, Ala. | Saturday, May 18, 2013

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Poetry for a Cause

Frank Travis brings black history alive through poems

By Catherine Godbey
Staff Writer

Dressing in period costumes and using the rhythmic cadences created by famous black poets, such as Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay and Langston Hughes, Frank Travis transports listeners to slave quarters during the Civil War, the streets of Harlem in the roaring 1920s and the protests of the Civil Rights Movement. More »

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On 2/5/13 at 04:54 PM, Lovie P from DECATUR wrote:

Great article! What an asset Mr Travis is to the Athens community.

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