Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a 1984 play by August Wilson.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Written by	August Wilson
Date premiered	1984
Series	The Pittsburgh Cycle
Genre	Drama
Setting	Chicago, 1927

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