Color Struck
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Color Struck is a one-act play by Zora Neale Hurston that explores colorism and intraracial prejudice in the early 20th-century African American South, and is recognized as a significant dramatic work of the Harlem Renaissance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Harlem Renaissance play
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one-act play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American literature
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American drama ⓘ |
| author | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
important early representation of colorism on the American stage
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significant dramatic work of the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus | relationships affected by skin-tone bias ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | African American community ⓘ |
| explores |
intersection of race, gender, and class in the South
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psychological effects of color prejudice ⓘ tensions between light-skinned and dark-skinned African Americans ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | Harlem Renaissance era theatre ⓘ |
| form | one act ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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social problem play ⓘ |
| hasAuthorEthnicity |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| hasCriticalReception |
recognized as an important Harlem Renaissance play
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studied in African American theatre history ⓘ |
| hasFemaleAuthor | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community division over skin tone
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romantic conflict shaped by racial hierarchies ⓘ self-hatred caused by color prejudice ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era United States
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| includedIn | Zora Neale Hurston’s dramatic oeuvre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | play ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African American identity
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colorism ⓘ internalized racism ⓘ intraracial prejudice ⓘ romantic jealousy ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of intraracial prejudice in the Jim Crow era South
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early dramatic work by Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ exploration of colorism within Black communities ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| portrays | African American life in the segregated South ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
|
| structure | one act ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
color hierarchy among African Americans
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social stratification based on skin color ⓘ |
| writer | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
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