lackawanna bluesis so emotionally powerful in it portrayal of urban black during the 50 and early 60 . a culture of joy and sadness specific to work class black that exist outside the mainstream culture . the character of santiago hudson play depict black individual who live imperfect life but maintain strong positive value of love and loyalty and honor . although the character move away from those value at time and they do not deny the importance of the value . instead they recognize and accept their own imperfection and those of the other character and without judgment and that pass through the life of nanny . the central character be strong and believable and the setting be realistic and bring back personal memory of a by go era . pre integration urban life be a time of sensory intoxication and sight and sound and and smell and that could almost be experience by watch the drama lackawanna blue unfold . i will watch it again and again .