{"product_id":"color-struck-a-play-including-the-introductory-essay-a-brief-history-of-the-harlem-renaissance-paperback","title":"Color Struck - A Play;Including the Introductory Essay 'A Brief History of the Harlem Renaissance' - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZora Neale Hurston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZora Neale Hurston's tragic 1926 play \u003ci\u003eColor Struck\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking commentary on colorism within the Black community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in Florida in 1900, \u003ci\u003eColour Struck\u003c\/i\u003e begins on a Jim Crow train carriage. Barely making the train, Emma and John's journey commences with an argument. Emma saw John speaking to a lighter-skinned Black woman, Effie, and was immediately jealous, assuming he was flirting. Throughout the play Emma continues to display animosity towards those with lighter skin, which often results in calamity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring themes of colorism, self-destruction, and hatred, Zora Neale Hurston's 1926 tragedy comments on intra-racial racism and warns of the adverse effects of harbouring hatred. \u003ci\u003eColor Struck\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in \u003ci\u003eFire!!\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and won second prize in the \u003ci\u003eOpportunity\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's contest for best play. Now republished in a new edition, Hurston's play is not one to be missed by those with an interest in Harlem Renaissance literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891598389350,"sku":"9781528720519","price":26.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/d0UvZExUY0lpQ3dkdmhrdDRoZU9lQT09.webp?v=1772888721","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/color-struck-a-play-including-the-introductory-essay-a-brief-history-of-the-harlem-renaissance-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}