Word: jovially
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cephus Miles, a black man (Charles Brown), loves his farm. The plowing, the planting, the harvesting form the serene inner rhythm of his life. Through good times and bad, Cephus' jovial imperturbability, his native resilience and his purity of spirit form the core of this warm drama. Originally presented by the Negro Ensemble Company at St. Mark's Play house in Greenwich Village and currently housed at Broadway's Cort Theater, Home explores the texture of the black experience from the inside looking out with some rue but no hostility...
...initial moves was to reforge his old links with Joshua Nkomo, 62, his former co-leader in the Patriotic Front guerrilla alliance. Running on a separate platform, the bulky, jovial Nkomo had won only 20 seats, mostly in his Matabele tribal stronghold. He accepted Mugabe's invitation to join forces with him in a "national front" coalition. Nkomo was reportedly offered Zimbabwe's figurehead presidency, but he may hold out for a Cabinet post...