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THE GOOD FIGHT.(theater plays)(Critical Essay)(Play)

American Theatre,  October, 2000  by Pressley, Nelson

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ARENA STAGE GOES ANOTHER ROUND WITH THE HEAVYWEIGHT DRAMA THAT CHANGED ALL THE RULES

IN JUNE OF 1967, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME

Court ruled against state laws banning interracial marriages. In July, 26 people died during race riots in Newark, N.J., and 43 people were killed in a five-day uproar in Detroit. In Vietnam, the number of American troops and American casualties were higher than ever. Germane to both the war abroad and the racial strife at home, heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali beat Ernie Terrell and Zora Folley, but was stripped of his title when he refused to join ...

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