Ma Rainey's black bottom

Description:

Presents the script for a two-act play set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927 where African-American band members and blues singer Ma Rainey reveal the conflicted feelings they have about their status in the white man's world.

subjects: African Americans,  Blues musicians,  Drama,  Musicians,  Nineteen twenties,  Blues (Music),  Racism,  Librettos,  Musicals,  American Blues singers,  American drama,  African American authors,  Race relations,  American drama (dramatic works by one author),  Rainey, ma , 1886-1939,  Blues musicians--illinois--chicago--drama,  African american women singers,  African american women singers--illinois--chicago--drama,  Sound--recording and reproducing,  Sound--recording and reproducing--illinois--chicago--drama,  Sound studios,  Sound studios--illinois--chicago--drama,  Sound recording industry,  Sound recording industry--united states--drama,  Nineteen twenties--drama,  Ps3573.i45677 m3 1985c,  History,  Sound,  Recording and reproducing

People: Ma Rainey (1886-1939)

Places: Chicago (Ill.)