Playwright Katori Hall has joined the
Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality
campaign.
The Memphis, Tennessee-based playwright
is best known for her hit play The Mountaintop, a fictional
account of Reverend Martin Luther King's last night on Earth before
his April 4, 1968 assassination.
“One of my favorite Dr. King quotes
is, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,'” the
30-year-old Hall says in her 30-second video.
The Mountaintop debuted on
Lodon's West End, where it earned Hall the Olivier Award for Best New
Play. Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett star in the play's
Broadway run.
“I can tell you that over time
equality wins,” Hall adds. “That's the beauty of America.”
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“Katori Hall has spend much of her
career promoting the idea that all people are created equal,” said
HRC President Joe Solmonese. “Her support of marriage equality is
in line with the majority of Americans who support committed same-sex
couples getting married.”