Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson's Century Cycle, 3)

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson's Century Cycle, 3)

ISBN not provided · 1927 · First Plume Printing

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Set in a 1927 Chicago recording studio, this play captures the volatile intersection of creative ambition and racial exploitation within the music industry. Through the character of Ma Rainey, Wilson explores the commodification of Black artistry and the internal tensions of a band struggling for autonomy in a segregated society.

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