Levee Green

E219109

Levee Green is an ambitious, hot-headed young trumpeter whose clashes with bandmates and white producers drive the central conflict in August Wilson’s play "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom."

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Levee Green canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
trumpeter ⓘ
appearsIn Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ⓘ
associatedWith Chicago ⓘ
linked to: City of Chicago

blues music ⓘ
recording industry ⓘ
centralTo conflict of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
hot-headed ⓘ
proud ⓘ
rebellious ⓘ
resentful ⓘ
commits act of violence against Toledo ⓘ
conflictsWith Cutler ⓘ
Irvin ⓘ
Ma Rainey ⓘ
Slow Drag ⓘ
Sturdyvant ⓘ
linked to: Dunvant

Toledo ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States (fictional context) ⓘ
creator August Wilson ⓘ
dramaticFunction embodies the impact of racism on Black male ambition ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
experiences betrayal by white producers ⓘ
frustration with systemic racism ⓘ
firstAppearance Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (1984 stage premiere) ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasGoal to form his own band ⓘ
to record his own music ⓘ
instrument trumpet ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
trumpet player ⓘ
opposes Ma Rainey’s traditional musical style ⓘ
partOf Ma Rainey’s band in the play ⓘ
prefers modern jazz-influenced arrangements ⓘ
themeInvolvement artistic exploitation ⓘ
aspiration and disillusionment ⓘ
generational conflict among Black musicians ⓘ
racism in the music industry ⓘ
timePeriod 1920s ⓘ
workLocation recording studio in Chicago (fictional setting) ⓘ

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