The Piano Lesson

1930s Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim my half of the piano, a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and no longer have to work for someone else involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.