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Rachel: A Play in Three Acts (AmazonClassics Edition)

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When the curtains rise on Angelina Weld Grimké’s devastating drama, the Lovings―a Black family from the South―have settled into a small but immaculate apartment in an unnamed northern city. The widowed matriarch, Mary; her daughter, Rachel; and her son, Tom anticipate a more promising future here, but Rachel, a sensitive young woman, has a sudden reckoning with the past that throws her future into serious doubt. While she has a powerful desire to be a mother someday, she also now How can she bear to bring more Black lives into the world, knowing the inevitable pain that awaits them? The first play with an all-Black cast to be performed before an integrated audience in the US, Rachel is an astonishing rediscovery that delves into the complexities of race, parenthood, and the devastating impact of racism through the generations. Revised Previously published as A Play in Three Acts , this edition of A Play in Three Acts includes editorial revisions.

Language: English

Format: Audio CD

Release: January 01, 1920

ISBN 13: 9781713663911

Rachel: A Play in Three Acts (AmazonClassics Edition)

0/5 ( ratings)

When the curtains rise on Angelina Weld Grimké’s devastating drama, the Lovings―a Black family from the South―have settled into a small but immaculate apartment in an unnamed northern city. The widowed matriarch, Mary; her daughter, Rachel; and her son, Tom anticipate a more promising future here, but Rachel, a sensitive young woman, has a sudden reckoning with the past that throws her future into serious doubt. While she has a powerful desire to be a mother someday, she also now How can she bear to bring more Black lives into the world, knowing the inevitable pain that awaits them? The first play with an all-Black cast to be performed before an integrated audience in the US, Rachel is an astonishing rediscovery that delves into the complexities of race, parenthood, and the devastating impact of racism through the generations. Revised Previously published as A Play in Three Acts , this edition of A Play in Three Acts includes editorial revisions.

Language: English

Format: Audio CD

Release: January 01, 1920

ISBN 13: 9781713663911

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