Creative and Community Consultation Timeline of Empire of Wild
This timeline tracks the creative development of the operatic adaptation of Empire of Wild, with an opera Cherie Dimaline adapted from her novel, and with music by Ian Cusson.
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The Broad Ax (Chicago, Illinois)
The Broad Ax (circulation 1895-1931), published in Chicago, Illinois, from 1899-1931 after relocating from Salt Lake City, Utah, published an unauthored piece called "Out of the Flood" on May 14, 1927. This article directly references Little Rock in the fourth paragraph, tying the environmental effects of the Great Mississippi River Flood--and the resulting Arkansas River flooding in the state capital--to the racial tension and resulting riot.
The Star of Zion (Charlotte, North Carolina)
The Star of Zion (1876-present) published "The Silence of the Religious Press" on May 19, 1927, as well as a piece called "Progress"; both are published on page 4 of the newspaper's issue, with "Silence" in the third column and "Progress" in the first column. "Silence" focuses more overtly on the John Carter lynching,
The Monitor (Omaha, Nebraska)
The Monitor (circulation 1915-1929) published "Praises Efforts of Little Rock Negroes" on May 6, 1927. While the newspaper article does not directly mention John Carter, the article refers to "the latest lynching," suggesting that readers were both aware of the race riot in Little Rock without the necessity of naming it outright.