Colored People's Time
by Leslie Lee
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Readers appreciate the episodic structure of the play, which highlights significant moments in Black history through personal stories. They find it engaging and insightful, connecting individual experiences to broader historical events.
Synopsis
Through a series of vignettes, Leslie Lee explores the history of Black Americans; from a group of slaves meeting in secret to discuss the Bible just before the Civil War, to a couple debating the Back-To-Africa movement during the Harlem Renaissance, to another couple resting their feet after marching in Montgomery.
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"The hero is not a character, but the black spirit for survival - its guts, humor and tenaciousness."
— The New York Times
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Colored People's Time is a play written by Leslie Lee and published by Samuel French (1983).
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