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Porgy

Porgy

By: DuBose Heyward
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 Porgy is a groundbreaking novel that offers an intimate portrayal of African American life in the early 1900s South. Following Porgy, a disabled man struggling to survive in a racially segregated world, the novel explores love, community, and hardship in the vibrant setting of Charleston’s Catfish Row. A deeply moving and historically significant story.Copyright Public Domain Books Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
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  • 07 - Porgy by DuBose Heyward

    07 - Porgy by DuBose Heyward
    Feb 24 2025
    Porgy is a groundbreaking novel that offers an intimate portrayal of African American life in the early 1900s South. Following Porgy, a disabled man struggling to survive in a racially segregated world, the novel explores love, community, and hardship in the vibrant setting of Charleston’s Catfish Row. A deeply moving and historically significant story.
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    43 mins
  • 06 - Porgy by DuBose Heyward

    06 - Porgy by DuBose Heyward
    Feb 24 2025
    Porgy is a groundbreaking novel that offers an intimate portrayal of African American life in the early 1900s South. Following Porgy, a disabled man struggling to survive in a racially segregated world, the novel explores love, community, and hardship in the vibrant setting of Charleston’s Catfish Row. A deeply moving and historically significant story.
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    36 mins
  • 05 - Porgy by DuBose Heyward

    05 - Porgy by DuBose Heyward
    Feb 24 2025
    Porgy is a groundbreaking novel that offers an intimate portrayal of African American life in the early 1900s South. Following Porgy, a disabled man struggling to survive in a racially segregated world, the novel explores love, community, and hardship in the vibrant setting of Charleston’s Catfish Row. A deeply moving and historically significant story.
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    25 mins

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