Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (The Century Cycle #3)
August Wilson, Frank Rich
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· 16 ratings · 110 pages · Published: 05 Apr 1984
Waiting for her are her black musician sidemen, the white owner of the record company, and her white manager. What goes down in the session to come is more than music. It is a riveting portrayal of black rage, of racism, of the self-hate that racism breeds, and of racial exploitation.
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