Rachel

play by Grimké

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contribution to black theatre

discussed in biography

  • In Angelina Weld Grimké

    Her play Rachel, produced in 1916 and published in 1920, concerns a young woman who is so horrified by racism that she vows never to bring children into the world. Although the play is considered to be overly sentimental and was criticized for its defeatism, it was…

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