
Kyra Davis Lurie: Reimagining Gatsby
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
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Reimagining Gatsby in 1940s Sugar Hill
This chapter examines the evolution of 'The Great Gatsby' setting to the vibrant 1940s community of Sugar Hill in Los Angeles. It highlights the cultural and social dynamics of newly affluent African Americans navigating a landscape marked by both achievement and systemic racism.
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