Give Us the Ballot!, a one-act play written by local playwright Larry Muhammad, tells the story of Louisvillian Russell P. Lee and his bid to be elected to the nearly all-white Board of Aldermen — the chief governing body of the City of Louisville before 2003 — in 1961.

Since Russell Lee’s story ties so closely into the history of West Louisville, some of which is relayed in our exhibition West of Ninth: Race, Reckoning, and Reconciliation, the Frazier has decided to stage a version of the one-act play for the public. On Wednesday, February 16, at noon, for one day only, Brian West will perform as Russell Lee virtually via live stream on the Frazier’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. No reservations required.