Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: The Journey from Stage to Screen

Author: Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson 
Publisher: Assouline/Netflix
Year: 2020
Pages: 176
ISBN: 978-1614289975

Featuring film stills, set photography, quotes from the cast and filmmakers, a Foreword by Wolfe, and an incisive text by award-winning author Samuel G. Freedman, this monograph takes readers behind the scenes and examines the making of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom as a celebration of August Wilson’s life and work. Through interviews with Wolfe, Washington, Davis, and the rest of the film’s cast and creative team, Freedman situates the making of this great film as the story of how a legacy is carried forward.