Henry Clay: The Mendenhall Incident | Drama Based on Historical Characters

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Keywords
KET Kentucky KY Kentucky Department of Education drama theater Henry Clay slavery senator statesman performance 19th century Civil War senator Secretary of State representative Whig monologue Mendenhall Incident Drama Based on Historical Characters KET Arts Toolkit
Subjects
Civic and Political Institutions History-Social Science The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Henry Clay: The Mendenhall Incident | Drama Based on Historical Characters

In this video George McGee, a drama professor at Georgetown College and a Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua performer, performs a monologue scene as 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. In this scene, Clay discusses his stand on slavery, a stance that was both politically and personally troubling to him.
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PBS Learning Media

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