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Race On The Stage

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Can you imagine a white actor playing a part in blackface in today's world? 

That change is one example of the evolution of attitudes toward race in America. 

And entertainment has been part of the change. 

Southern Oregon University's exploration of its campus theme, race, includes a discussion with Oregon Shakespeare Festival performers about racial attitudes, on- and off-stage, historically and currently. 
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.