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A classic work for a full symphony and chorus, "An African American Requiem" was acclaimed last year at the Kennedy Center. Now the composer-conductor will lead its 'red state' premiere.

There are sites where violent history intrudes unbidden. But Dallas has a history of bulldozing its history. So Brad Ford Smith is researching and drawing places where something awful once happened.

A statue of Robert E. Lee was at the center of the white supremacist rally last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. Cities across the U.S., including…

Note: This interview contains some graphic descriptions that may be uncomfortable. In 1908, a ceremonial arch lit up downtown Dallas at the corner of Main…