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Fetch Clay, Make Man

Fetch Clay, Make Man

A Play

by Will Power
Paperback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 02/02/2016

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Will Powers's play Fetch Clay, Make Man examines the relationship between actor Stephin Fetchit and boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

Set on the eve of the Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston rematch, and based on the friendship between the actor Stepin Fetchit and Clay--soon to become Muhammad Ali--Fetch Clay, Make Man explores how each handled a life in the public eye as black men in their respective eras--Hollywood in the 1920s, where a black actor's career depended on playing caricatures, and the mid-1960s, after the assassination of Malcolm X.

With "incisive characterizations, crackling dialogue and generous doses of dark humor" (Hollywood Reporter), Fetch Clay, Make Man audaciously recreates this improbable friendship and, through the relationship, digs to the heart of race relations during the highly charged days of 1960s America.

"Throws plenty of verbal punches." --New York Times

"Delivers a potent and satisfying wallop." --NY Newsday

ISBN:
9781468311099
9781468311099
Category:
Plays
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
02-02-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Abrams, Inc.
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
208.28x137.16x26.67mm
Weight:
0.12kg

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