Video by Rebecca Ward.

'Free market'

Fayetteville, N.C. has a distinctive history. Lafayette, the city's namesake, spoke there in 1825. It's where North Carolina delegates ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1789. The city was almost the permanent capital of the state, and, on May 29, 1831, much of Fayetteville burned to the ground. But what about the "other" history? Fayetteville State University. Henry Evans. Isaac Hammond. The Market House (built in 1832 as a market place, not a slave market, though slaves were sold on occasion).

"Free Market," a Spoken Word and Movement piece by Johnny Lee Chapman, III and Anthony Otto Nelson Jr., unpacks some of this and other complicated history and looks toward a future that brings everyone together.

“Free Market” was featured in the group exhibition “Troublesome Presence.”

"FREE MARKET"

Performance/video runtime: 5:11
Monologue: Written and performed by Johnny Lee Chapman, III
Choreography and movement: Anthony Otto Nelson Jr.
Location: The Market House, Fayetteville, N.C.
Performance coordinator: Myra Weise, Proxemic Media
Video: Filmed and edited by Rebecca Ward; directed by Michael S. Williams

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