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Tag: the ebony streak

Posted inJohn Rice

Re-airing and repairing an injustice

by John Rice November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

Forest Park playwright/actor Kevin Bry has brought a forgotten chapter in Oak Park history to life. His play, The Ebony Streak, premiered at OPRF High School’s Little Theater on Nov. 6. It tells the poignant story of Lewis Pope who starred on the OPRF football team in 1937 when they were one of the top […]

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