▁III , ▁Duke ▁Ell ington , ▁Alex ▁H ale y , ▁Ruth ▁In ge ▁Hard ison , ▁Vert is ▁Hay es , ▁Ch ester ▁H imes , ▁L ena ▁Hor ne , ▁Jacob ▁Lawrence , ▁El ma ▁Lewis , ▁Henry ▁Lewis , ▁P au le ▁Marshall , ▁Donald ▁McK ay le , ▁Arthur ▁Mitchell , ▁Frederick ▁O ’ Ne al , ▁Gordon ▁Park s , ▁Sid ney ▁Po it ier , ▁Benjamin ▁Qu ar les , ▁Lloyd ▁Rich ards , ▁Luc ille ▁D . ▁Roberts , ▁and ▁N ina ▁Sim one . ▁▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁violence ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁town ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr .' s ▁assass ination , ▁and ▁a ided ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Eug ene ▁and ▁Ag nes ▁E . ▁Meyer ▁Foundation , ▁Hook s ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁from ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁Ens emble ▁Company ▁to ▁create ▁The ▁D . C . ▁Black ▁Re pert ory ▁Company ▁( 1 9 7 0 - 1 9 8 1 ). ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁further ▁expl oration ▁of ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁to ▁create ▁he aling . ▁The ▁a ▁cap ella ▁group ▁S weet ▁H oney ▁in ▁the ▁Rock ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁developed ▁within ▁its ▁work shop ▁process . ▁ ▁The ▁Inner ▁Vo ices ▁( L orton ▁Pr ison ▁arts ▁training ▁program , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁result ▁of