Leslie Odom Jr. stars in 'Purlie Victorious,' a Jim Crow satire on Broadway : NPR

In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.

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