prof. allen: one of the things i like to do -- and i really agree with that -- i think we really need to say people who are using voter suppression tactics as they did in the 20th and 19th and 18th century, they did so in many ways to stay in positions of power. but what i do as far as accessibility goes, i write plays. i look at it and i say, what venue can i use come what platform can i get my point across when it comes to history? my most recent play is "class," and it speaks to the anger of white working-class people who believe they have been cheated about -- cheated out of their american dream. constitution and an african-american context, that they would read the constitution, feel inclined to do so. as educators we probably stand on our heads to get our point across to our students. that is part of what we do. but i do agree that sometimes we are not in the same universe. but that is even in the classroom. there are people in our classrooms who are not thinking in the same way. they feel