In Abraham's Bosom
| In Abraham's Bosom | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Paul Green |
| Characters | Abraham McCranie Puny Avery Eddie Williams Neilly McNeill Colonel McCranie Douglas McCranie Lanie Horton Goldie McAllister Muh Mack Lije Hunneycutt Lonnie McCranie Bud Gaskins |
| Date premiered | December 30, 1926 |
| Place premiered | Provincetown Playhouse New York City, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Setting | In and Near the Turpentine Woods in Eastern North Carolina in the summer of 1885 |
In Abraham's Bosom is a play by American dramatist Paul Green. Its original Broadway run starred Charles Sidney Gilpin as an African-American farmer from North Carolina whose efforts at self-improvement are thwarted by segregation. Green received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work in 1927. The play was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1926-1927.
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Plot
Southern protagonist Abe tried to start a school, in the end he gets a school but the white people run him out of it and drive him to murder.
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