The actresses who wowed us (and may wow you at their full performance) are (in no particular order): Lorraine Taylor Pearlie Cherry Betty Hanes Ruth Alexander (as Marian Anderson) Tamika Lamb (as Zora Neale Hurston) Bobbie Washington (as Sojourner Truth) Jeri White (as Harriet Tubman) Leticia Carey (as Bessie Coleman) Break a leg, ladies. [read post]