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# Writer-producer J.M.
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/juneteenth-at-highways-juneteenth-and-other-ludicrous-lies-and-omissions-trilogy-j-m-morris-highways-8-30-p-m-friday-and-saturday-june-15-and-16-3-30/
- Published: 2007-06-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T01:08:47.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Writer-producer J.M. Morris gives Juneteenth her own signature take — sometimes rivetingly serious then bitingly satirical. It’s a performance that examines this holiday and other “ludicrous lies and omissions” from historical, political/socio-economic and personal points of view from America’s touted, but sometimes dysfunc-tional melting pot.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 14, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/061407.pdf?ref=smdp.com)