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African American dramatists
an A-to-Z guide
By Nelson, Emmanuel S.
- ISBN
- 978-0-31332-233-4
- Publisher
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2005
Gr 9-Up Sixty-one African-American playwrights are profiled, from actor/abolitionist Ira Aldridge to Black Arts/West theater founder Marvin X. The variety of entries provides a historical perspective of African-American theater by including artists like Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, who performed in local churches and community halls in the late 1800s, to current award-winning Broadway artists such as Suzan-Lori Parks. Each entry includes a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
