SUNY Plattsburgh - Cardinal Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK Everyone is aware of the problems that a black person has to face to gain acceptance in this white world, but very few ever realize the struggle, the pain and the grief one goes through to overcome such problems. One such person, a black author from the ghetto in Chicago, spent her life writing plays to reveal this white world. To Be Young, Gifted and Black was the auto-biographical sketch of the great Lorraine Hansberry. One of the most effective concepts of the play was the versatility of the cast. Each actor and actress, black and white at one time in the play, portrayed the leading lady, Lorraine Hansberry. The action of the play was broken into little sequences ranging from her early childhood in the ghetto to her rebellious experiences at the University of Wisconsin. The play was woven together from diaries, notebooks and portions of her plays. During the intermission I had to get up and move about because the play was so energetic, my emotions needed an outlet. I ' m sure that no one left the auditorium unaffected. Known to most for A Raisin in the Sun, Miss Hansberry ' s is a story that has already outlasted her own short life. Lorraine Hansberry was YOUNG Gl FTED AND BLACK.

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Traffic, rated one of the best, if not the best, groups in the country, was a big disap- pointment at Plattsburgh. Obviously uninter- ested in pleading the crowd, the group per- formed and left. Fairport Convention, which preceded Traffic, were fine musicians and entertainers who saw everyone responding to their mixture of rock and bluegrass.