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Abstract / Summary

In Kelley's Thruway Diaries, the Cadillac, that Black American symbol of "having made it," provides no immunity to Big T and his family as they travel from Chicago to his native Mississippi in the early sixties and find themselves the target of police officers hell bent on making sure they "know their place." Almost forty years later a retired Big T pulls his Cadillac off the blocks and travels with his family to the Southeast. his Cadillac becomes the perfect target for police officers seeking the "big bust" in America's War on Drugs, creating a racial profiling nightmare. When Big T's Cadillac is taken apart piece by piece and the women stripped searched, it is through strong family bonds, their unyielding faith, and life's tough lessons that the family finds the strength to maintain their human dignity.

Field of Interest

Theatre

Copyright Message

Copyright © 2012 Samuel L. Kelley

Content Type

Play

Duration

0 sec

Format

Text

Sub Genre

Drama

Original Publication Date

2012

Page Count

86

Playwright

Sam Kelley, 1946-

Publication Year

2012

Publisher

Xlibris

Place Published / Released

Bloomington, IN

Subject

Theatre, Music & Performing Arts, Black Theater, Racism, Racial profiling, Police misconduct, Police brutality, Family, Teatro Afroamericano, Teatro Afro-Americano, Big T, Naomi, Little T, Josie, Taylor, Baylor, Dirk, Whelan, Strick, Rock, Pennsylvania State Trooper, Police Commissioner, Black Female Police Officer

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Teatro Afroamericano, Teatro Afro-Americano