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Noted black playwright decries Kent State decision to cast white actor as MLK by Andrea Simakis

"Kent State had broken a world record; it was the first 'Mountaintop' production to make King white," playwright Katori Hall wrote in her essay posted on the website TheRoot.com.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:45am on November 12, 2015

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