In Abraham's Bosom
In Abraham's Bosom,play by Paul Green, produced in 1926 and published in 1927, when it won a Pulitzer Prize. It includes the earlier one-act plays Your Fiery Furnace (1923) and In Abraham's Bosom (1924).
Abraham McCranie is the son of a black woman by her white master, Colonel McCranie, a North Carolina plantation owner. Raised by his aunt, Muh Mack, who has a typical pessimistic view of her race's status, Abraham is moved to passionate rebellion. His education is meager and his experience limited, but he dreams of wider opportunities for blacks and attempts to found a school. Opposed by both whites and blacks, he is driven from place to place after the death of his well-meaning father leaves him at the mercy of his cruel white half-brother, Lonnie. His marriage with Goldie McAllister is unfortunate, and he is disappointed in his son Douglas. Following years of wandering, Abraham returns to the plantation, intending to open a...
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