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The sty of the blind pig /

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Dean's powerful drama is about an uprooted black family (mother, daughter, uncle) living in Chicago during the time that civil rights leaders were starting to organize protest marches in the South. The family members essentially accept the old values and cherish what they love, and are uncomfor...

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Corporate Authors: Broadway Theatre Archive, KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Other Authors: Dean, Phillip Hayes, Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008, Moore, Phil, 1918-1987, Alice, Mary, 1941- (Actor), Crothers, Scat Man (Actor), Norman, Madie, 1912-1998 (Actor), Ward, Richard, 1915-1979 (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Broadway Theatre Archive, [2001]
Series:Theatre in video.
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Dean, Phillip Hayes > Film and video adaptations.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Internet videos.
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Summary:Dean's powerful drama is about an uprooted black family (mother, daughter, uncle) living in Chicago during the time that civil rights leaders were starting to organize protest marches in the South. The family members essentially accept the old values and cherish what they love, and are uncomfortable by marches and talks of fighting. A blind street singer intrudes briefly into their lives, with shattering effect. Who shall overcome?
Item Description:Filmed presentation of the play by Phillip Hayes Dean.
Originally published as a videocassette.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video (96 min.))