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How a High School Production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Erupted Into an Ugly Culture War
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Ordinarily, the show at Central Academy of Technology and Arts in North Carolina would have gone off without a hitch. But Moms for Liberty got involved.
Brooke Leigh Howard
Race and Identity Reporter
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Oct. 8 2022
11:46PM EDT
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