The Great White Hope (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Howard Sackler
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Plot: History
- Time of Work: 1912-1914
- Setting: United States, Europe, Mexico, and Cuba
- Principal Characters: Jack Jefferson, Tick, Goldie, Ellie Bachman, Cap’n Dan, Smitty
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, History play
- Subjects: African Americans, Discrimination, History, United States or Americans, Power, personal or social, Racism, Europe or Europeans, Courage, 1910’s, Success or failure, Boxing, Cuba or Cubans, Mexico or Mexicans, Biography
- Locales: Europe, United States, Mexico, Cuba
The Play
The Great White Hope opens at the Ohio farm of Frank Brady, the former heavyweight champion who is now being hailed as the Great White Hope—the fighter who will regain the title from the mocking black champion Jack Jefferson. After Brady is convinced by his manager Fred, Cap’n Dan, and Smitty to “stick a fist out to teach a loudmouth nigger” a lesson, Jack’s manager, Goldie, agrees to hold the fight in Reno, Nevada, on July 4.
In a gymnasium in San Francisco, Jack shadowboxes and brags that he will destroy Brady, as he is watched by his trainer,...
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