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Act 1, Scene 1

• The play begins with an argument over whether Brady, the current white heavyweight boxing champion, should fight an up-and-coming black boxer.

• Brady at first rejects the idea but faces intense pressure from Fred, Cap'n Dan, and Smitty.

• A reporter comments that Brady is the White Hope, saying that every paper in the country is calling him that.

• Cap'n Dan convinces him to fight, and the fight is set for Reno, Nevada.

• Goldie and Fred shake hands as Brady makes racist comments about how he's looking forward to a win.

• Fred takes Goldie aside and reassures him that Brady doesn't mean them, adding that he's making them just to attract a crowd.

• As Goldie exits, Cap'n Dan tells the reporters he wishes they wouldn't refer to Brady as a hope.

Act 1, Scene 2

• As Jack shadow boxes, he's watched by Tick, his black trainer, and Ellie, his white...

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