Rachel: A Play in Three Acts: Play Guide and Free Edition
Rachel: A Play in Three Acts: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Rachel: A Play in Three Acts is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Grimké, Angelina Weld (1880–1958).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Rachel: A Play in Three Acts" by Angelina Weld Grimké is a play written in 1916. Created as the first theatrical work for race propaganda by the NAACP, it follows a young Black woman whose deep love for children collides with the brutal realities of American racism. When Rachel discovers her father and brother were lynched, and witnesses the suffering of Black children around her, she faces an impossible choice between motherhood and protecting future generations from injustice. Set in a domestic world, this groundbreaking drama brought dignified portrayals of Black family life to integrated American audiences.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Rachel: A Play in Three Acts
- Author credits: Grimké, Angelina Weld (1880–1958)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- African American women -- Drama
- African Americans -- Drama
- African Americans -- Family relationships -- Drama
- American drama -- 20th century
- Motherhood -- Drama
- Racism -- United States -- Drama
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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