County, was instrumental in the
Brown v. Board of Education decision. Every 3 years, Luna commissions a play from a NJ-based playwright that focuses on a historical
figure, event, or issue of importance to New Jersey and our communities.
Salter says that the architects of
the legal strategy of the NAACP
thought they were reaching their
goal with the decision, but they
were misguided in one major
aspect: changing a law doesn’t
change hearts.
“If you haven’t changed the
hearts of people, the law that you
create may provide a temporary
solve for the issue at hand, but
what is actually driving the problem will just manifest itself in new
ways,” said Salter. “I think they
underestimated how much people
believed in staying away from
black people. They thought it was
the right thing for them and their
families.”
While doing research for the
play, Salter quickly learned that
people thought differently when
Photo by Steven Lawler
New Jersey Stage
October 2014
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