Leah & the Rabbit, a Juneteenth puppet show, returns to Vance Birthplace on Saturday, June 15! The Vance Birthplace and the American Myth Center will again partner to present a morning of historical drama and discussion on the appropriation of African American stories, resiliency among enslaved people, and the romanticized view of the plantation past.
This three-act piece begins with a tour of the 1790s slave dwelling and reconstructed Vance house. The tour will be followed by the play, Leah & the Rabbit, which utilizes puppetry and moving panoramas to tell the story of Leah Erwin, an enslaved woman who lived on the Vance plantation. The program concludes with a moderated discussion on the play, the perpetuation of the Lost Cause mentality, and the reclaiming of our collective histories.