Wednesday on Lake Effect: 'North of Dixie,' Niki Johnson, Urban-Rural Divide, 'Bonny Anne Bonny'

Wednesday on Lake Effect:

A new book illustrates the face of the civil rights movement in northern U.S. cities, including in Milwaukee. Then, the creator of the controversial artwork Eggs Benedict is back with a new work that celebrates Planned Parenthood. Essayist JF Riordan examines the divisions between rural and urban America. And Theatre Red launches a new play based on the real American pirate Anne Bonney.

Guests:

• Mark Speltz, author, North of Dixie: Civil Rights Photography Beyond the South
• Niki Johnson, artist, Hills and Valleys
• J.F. Riordan, essayist
• Liz Shipe, Alicia Rice, and Marcy Doherty-Elst, Bonny Anne Bonny, Theatre RED

Segments:

• 'North of Dixie' Shows the Struggle for Civil Rights in Northern Cities
• Artist Niki Johnson Honors Women's Reproductive Rights with 'Hills and Valleys'
• Essay: In Praise of Small Towns
• Theatre RED Opens Season with Swashbuckling Adventure, 'Bonny Anne Bonny'