Theater review: 'From the Mississippi Delta' tells harrowing

"From the Mississippi Delta" is an elaborate staging of Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland's autobiographical drama about coming of age during the 1960s civil rights struggle. The play is at Westport Country Playhouse through Oct. 30.

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