SOURCE: “Re-evaluating Color Struck: Zora Neale Hurston and the Issue of Colorism,” in Theatre Studies, Vol. 42, 1997, pp. 5-18.
In the following essay, Classon probes Color Struck as a work of social criticism and as the “tragedy of a darkskinned woman.” Additionally, Classon emphasizes the importance of this relatively neglected play to an understanding of Hurston's life and work.
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