5. Headline: Living Newspapers and Suppressed Voices Guest Author: James Shapiro The "Living Newspaper" format used fact-based drama to address social issues like the national housing crisis. Productions such as *One-Third of a Nation* were popular with the public but drew ire from mocked senators who saw their own words used against them on stage. While the project pushed boundaries, it also faced internal censorship; for instance, the play *Liberty Deferred*, a sardonic history of American racism and lynching, was suppressed by white supervisors. Despite its innovative approach to telling the story of the 1619 project precursors, it was never performed. (5)