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Ma Rainey's black bottom by August Wilson · Booklabria

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Ma Rainey's black bottom

HistoryAfrican Americans

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First published: 1985
Language: English
Editions: 10

Synopsis

Presents the script for a two-act play set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927 where African-American band members and blues singer Ma Rainey reveal the conflicted feelings they have about their status in the white man's world.

Subjects: History
African Americans
Drama
Race relations
Racism
American drama
Set in: Chicago
Characters: Ma Rainey

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