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Black trilogy plus : a collection of plays on different eras in African American life and history

Title
Black trilogy plus : a collection of plays on different eras in African American life and history / dramatic productions by Dorothy R. Swygert.
Author
Swygert, Dorothy
Publication
Hampton, Va. : Rekindle the Heart, [2009]

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Description
150 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  • Lest we forget (1860s): "The antebellum South and emancipation, as seen through the eyes of the slave master, the overseer, the black preacher, and Sojourner Truth"--Page 4 of cover.
  • Black Renaissance (1915-1939): "The cultural flowering of African American literature, music, and dance, and the contributions of Langston Hughes, Lena Horne, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, and a host of others"--Page 4 of cover.
  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955): "The epic 381-day boycott and the travails of its leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."--Page 4 of cover.
  • Rendition of the Negro mother (1940s): "A testament of selflessness and endurance"--Page 4 of cover.
  • The reunion (1960s): "A story of friendship and romance set against the background of the Vietnam War"--Page 4 of cover.
Subject
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Drama
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott (Alabama : 1955-1956)
  • Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  • 1955-1975
  • African Americans > History > Drama
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 > Drama
  • Slavery > Drama
  • Harlem Renaissance > Drama
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Drama
  • African Americans
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • Slavery
  • Alabama > Montgomery
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150).
Contents
Lest we forget (1860s) -- Black Renaissance (1915-39) -- The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) -- Rendition of the Negro mother (1940s) -- The reunion (1960s).
Call Number
Sc E 16-792
ISBN
  • 9780964873735
  • 0964873737
LCCN
2009910627
OCLC
540975697
Author
Swygert, Dorothy, author.
Title
Black trilogy plus : a collection of plays on different eras in African American life and history / dramatic productions by Dorothy R. Swygert.
Publisher
Hampton, Va. : Rekindle the Heart, [2009]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150).
Chronological Term
1955-1975
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc E 16-792
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