{"product_id":"9781479775774","title":"The Blue Vein Society: Class and Color within Black America: Class and Color within Black America","description":"The Blue Vein Society Blue Vein Society President Josh Ryder is all set to announce his engagement to a young fair-skinned beauty when his very dark-skinned wife from slavery suddenly appears searching for her long lost husband. A shocked Ryder is forced to confront his hidden past.   No Hidin’ Place  A southern sheriff discovers the mulatto he is protecting from the lynch mob is his own son, accused of murdering a Confederate army officer.  As the mob closes in, the sheriff is forced to make a painful decision to save his son from being lynched.   With amazing speed -- and superb acting -- Kelley's play shifts from light but edged irony, to pain, rage, tenderness and acceptance, underscoring the many nuances of prejudice.  Neil Novelli Syracuse Post Standard   This reviewer long has felt [Kelley] has a kinship with the late August Wilson. Like the Pulitzer Prize winner, Kelley revels in dealing with African-American history.   Joan E. Vadaboncouer Syracuse Post Standard  The Blue Vein Society . . . is most certainly about the black experience, but like all good drama, it uses that point of view to talk about the human experience. Ann L. Ryan  Albuquerque Journal","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131199930608,"sku":"9781479775774","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479775774_p0.jpg?v=1763617909","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479775774","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}