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Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is a 1982 novel written by Ntozake Shange and first published by St. Martin's Press. The novel, which took eight years to complete, [2] is a story of three Black sisters, whose names give the book its title, and their mother.
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Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is a novel by American author and playwright Ntozake Shange, first published by St. Martin's Press in 1982. Taking place primarily in the 1960s and 1970s, it is the story of three African American sisters—Sassafrass, Cypress, and Indigo—and their mother, Hilda Effania, as they each embark on their respective ...
Jan 1, 1976 · The love between three Charleston, SC sisters: Oldest Sassafrass, middle Cypress, and youngest Indigo. They are the descendants of the Gullah Geechee people, those forcibly taken from West and Central Africa and brought to the Carolinas and Florida enslaved.
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Jan 15, 1996 · Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo is the story of three "colored girls," three sisters and their mama from Charleston, South Carolina: Sassafrass, the oldest, a poet and a weaver like her mother, gone north to college, living with other artists in Los Angeles and trying to weave a life out of her work, her man, her memories and dreams ...
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Sep 5, 2023 · Complete summary of Ntozake Shange's Sassafrass, Cypress, and Indigo. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Sassafrass, Cypress, and Indigo.
Sep 28, 2010 · Ntozake Shange's beloved Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is the story of three sisters and their mother from Charleston, South Carolina. Sassafrass, the oldest, is a poet and a weaver like her mother before her.
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Ntozake Shange's beloved Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is the story of three sisters and their mother from Charleston, South Carolina. "A jubilant celebration of womanhood—as moving as the moon . . . pure magic."
