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Rachel A Play in Three Acts
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Publisher Price: $14.95
ISBN13: 9781636523477
Publisher: Black Legacy Press
Published: Oct 11 2025
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.21 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Rachel: A Play in Three Acts by Angelina Weld Grimké is one of the earliest known plays written by an African American woman and one of the first to openly confront the realities of racism in the United States. First performed in 1916 and published in 1920, this groundbreaking work was originally written as a response to D. W. Griffith's racist film The Birth of a Nation and was intended to awaken national awareness of the cruelty of racial prejudice.
Set in the early 20th century, the play follows Rachel Loving, a young Black woman whose compassion and sensitivity lead her to grapple with the moral pain of raising children in a racist society. Through Rachel's inner conflict and her relationships with family and community, Grimké explores themes of motherhood, love, racial trauma, and moral resistance.
With its powerful emotional depth and social critique, Rachel stands as a landmark of African American drama and early feminist literature. Grimké's work remains a vital contribution to both theatrical history and the long struggle for racial and gender equality.
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