Peculiar Sam, or, The Underground Railroad by Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins
Peculiar Sam, or, The Underground Railroad

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins

Peculiar Sam, or, The Underground Railroad

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins

36 pages first pub 1879 (editions) user-added

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Peculiar Sam, or the Underground Railroad is the earliest extant play written by an African American woman. Billed as a “moral and musical drama,” the play opens on a Mississippi plantation, where Sam learns that his beloved, Virginia, is being fo...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
funny 100%
reflective 100%

Pace

fast 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

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