Berean Hasan Davis' performance as A.A. Burleigh, an African American Union soldier stationed at Camp Nelson and the first adult African American to attend Berea College following the Civil War, will be aired this Saturday at 8:30 p.m. on KET's "Kentucky Life" program. Davis researched and co-wrote the monologue with Dreama Gentry, director of Berea College's Office of Special Programs. He has performed it all over state as a part of the Kentucky Humanities Council's Chautauqua series.

This is one of the few available photos of Burleigh, who became a highly respected teacher and minister. He served two terms as chaplain of the Illinois State Senate.

"Kentucky Life" a weekly half-hour program hosted by Dave Shuffett, explores stories that capture the flavor, history and heritage of Kentucky.

Davis, who lives in Berea, is a 1992 graduate of Berea College and the University of Kentucky College of Law. Through his business "Empowerment Solutions" he is a motivational speaking working with youth in schools, community agencies and juvenile facilities. He also is chair of the Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Council for Kentucky. In his spare time he is a professional storyteller, performance artist and poet. His current portrayal in the KHC Kentucky Chatauqua program is "York," a slave and the only African American on Lewis and Clark's cross-country expedition.

Hasan Davis, '92, snaps a salute during a performance of his one-man show based on the life of A. A. Burleigh. The Civil War sergeant was Berea's firtst adult black male student.