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Dorothy Dandridges way to fame and fortune as a dancer, singer and actress

A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango The slaves capture the captains mistress, forcing a showdown

Based on the story, See How They Run The Ladies Home Journal June 51, and subsequently won that years Christopher award The story was written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, a 4th generation schoolteacher from the British West Indies

Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African American cast

Set during the 1950s on a British ruled Caribbean island, this drama deals with local politics, interracial relationships, social inequality, racism, adultery, and murder