Retired Political Science professor Andy Ludanyi enlisted the help of Drs. Loughlin and Wilson, along with Hungarian actor Tamas Csajika and Katica Szabo, a college student and vocalist from Hungary to tell the story of Louis Kossuth's 1851-52 visit to the United States. Kossuth, a Hungarian nationalist, visited the United States to ask for our help against the Russians and Habsburg empire. While the U.S. was not willing to go to war against European powers to help Hungary, Kossuth was welcomed in rockstar fashion. His speech to the Ohio Legislature was particularly fruitful, and the OH Militia (National Guard) offered to loan him their weapons. Kossuth also arguable had an great influence on the young Abraham Lincoln, one of his supporters.
Ludanyi and his fellow presenters used readings, Hungarian folk songs by Szabo, and acting by Csajika to tell the story of Kossuths progress through the country. This is a little known story in modern histories, but an interesting tale of a time when Hungarians reached out to ask for help against powerful neighbors.
Bravo to the cast of Kossuth's Message!
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