''The Niggerlovers'' was a 1967 play and featured the debut of

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; the original New York version starred Freeman,

Stacy Keach Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor, active in theatre, film and television since the 1960s. Keach first distinguished himself in Off-Broadway productions and remains a prominent figure in American theatre across his ...

and

Viveca Lindfors Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was a Swedish-American stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress. Biography Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Swed ...

Overview

A white professor lays his life on the line for

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and is schooled by two

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, Freckles and Creampuff.

References

External links

''Inside the Actors Studio''
1967 plays Hungarian plays English-language plays American plays Racism in the United States {{1960s-play-stub