McAllister offers a history of black theater pioneer William Brown's career and places his productions within the broader context of U.S. social, political, and

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Macelle Mahala’s rich study of contemporary African American theater institutions reveals how they reflect and shape the histories and cultural realities of t

African American theater buildings were theaters owned or managed by blacks or whites and serving an African American audience. Nearly 2,000 such theaters, incl

Written in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, African American Theater will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and in