Eva Jessye
Acting
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Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame

A Kentucky slave (Davis) fights for his freedom from a cruel overseer whose mistress eventually joins him and the other slaves in their revolt.
Slaves

Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.
Black Like Me

Broadcast live on the Hallmark Hall of Fame series on NBC, a pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.
Kiss Me, Kate

Bringing together historic footage of the August 1963 March on Washington and the 1960's in the modern State of Israel, "We Have a Dream" explores what it means "to hope" and "to be free". (Produced for the non-profit initiative ISRAELrealNATION.)