Deep Are the Roots

Deep Are the Roots is a 1945 play by Arnaud d'Usseau and James Gow about a decorated African American soldier who has returned from World War II.[1]

Plot

Brett is an African-American who grew up in the home of a former senator as the child of a servant.[1] He has served in World War II and been treated as an equal and he wants to change the world.[1] He returns to his hometown and begins a romance with Genevra, a daughter of the former sentator in a town where him checking a book out of the public library causes controversy.[1]

Production history

It was first staged on Broadway in 1945 directed by Elia Kazan and starring Barbara Bel Geddes and it ran for 477 performances.[1] The New York Times noted at the time that it did not "shy away from a problem" - racism in the Southern United States.[1]

Earl Cameron played the lead role in the play in a West End production.[2]

It was revived at the Metropolitan Playhouse in 2012.[1]

References

Saltz, Rachael (11 March 2012). "From G.I. Joe to Jim Crow, a Difficult Homecoming". New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
Philip, Ira (11 May 2014). "Honouring our film pioneer, Earl Cameron". Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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[nyt-deep-are-the-roots-at-the-metropolitan-playhouse-1] Saltz, Rachael (11 March 2012). "From G.I. Joe to Jim Crow, a Difficult Homecoming". New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[royal-gazette-honouring-our-film-pioneer-earl-cameron-2] Philip, Ira (11 May 2014). "Honouring our film pioneer, Earl Cameron". Retrieved 4 July 2020.