william richardson was born in wilmington in the 1800s is his family left suddenly in the fall of 1828 moving to washington d.c. we went on to be the first african-american to have a hit show on broadway called the chip woman's fortune opening in may 1923. he also put together this book. the plays and pageants in the life of a negro. it was a textbook in segregated schools for theater students and begins with age-approach plays for kindergarten and goes through high school. mr. richardson lived until the late 1970s and during his lifetime in wilmington, a theater company was founded in hes honor. they are predominantly african-american theater company performing his work and the work och other minority playwrights and put on two shows a year. we are grateful they keep his legacy a live. what is sad is we did not have the entirety of his lifetime here with his work. the next stop is the 1898 memorial. there are several books that have been written about 1898. i think you met the author of cape fear rising, there is a moment in the sun, we have taken the city by leon, and day of blood as

. >> reporter: while william richardson is taking in stride , drivers were taking it carefully, on snow covered road, and snowplows, trying to stay ahead of the accumulating snow. >> to get around, you have to be careful, and then take your time, because the road are slippery and, as they, plow, the under lays, it is a little slushy ice. >> weaved been seeing a lot of falls. falls on the ice. we expect that to, continue. >> reporter: doctor charles bash youra with reading health system says happies seeing up tic in weather-related injuries with the heavy wet snow that is falling. >> this time of the year we will see people coming in with chest pain and heart attacks because they exert themselves doing something that they are not quite used to doing. >> reporter: doctors suggest, pacing yourself when it comes to the snow removal process. >> take it slow, you don't to have do it all in one sitting, right? and sometimes when we get snow , as thick as this, sometimes it is worth it to do a level, and then another level below it. so you are not lefting all that 2 feet of snow at one time. >>

william jennings bryan, frederick douglass spoke your and so did booker t. washington. something else would like to talk about at this point in the tour is one of my favorite playwrights, willis richardson. he was born in wilmington in the 1800s and his family left very, very suddenly in the fall of 1898. they moved to washington d.c. where he finished his schooling and get work at the bureau of engraving and printing. he went on to be the first african-american to the hit show broadway and it opened in may . he also put together this book, the place and pageants from the life of the negro. he edited this and included five plays of his own and it was used as a textbook in segregated schools for theater students. it begins with age-appropriate plays for kindergarten and goes through high school. he lived until the late 1970s, and during his lifetime in wilmington the theater company was started called the willis richardson player in his honor. they perform his work and the work of other minority playwrights and they put unusually two shows a year. they were very grateful to keep his legacy alive. what is that is we didn't have the entirety of his lifetime here with his work. -- what is s