DRAMA / African American & Black

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

Black liberation theology as an academic discipline in the late 1960s was initially conceived, interpreted, and articulated as Christian theology that characterized material and spiritual liberation from oppression as the primary aim, task, and meaning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This Black theology determined to interpret the gospel message in light of black experience in a system of white racism in the United S…

Reference · Wikidata

journal article from American Literature, published in 2008

Book · DOAB

The early drama of Eugene O’Neill, with its emphasis on racial themes and conflicts, opened up extraordinary opportunities for Black performers to challenge racist structures in modern theater and cinema. By adapting O’Neill’s dramatic writing—changing scripts to omit offensive epithets, inserting African American music and dance, or including citations of Black internationalism--theater artists of color have used O…

Full text · Open Library

In her first play, the now-classic *A Raisin in the Sun*, Hansberry introduced the lives of ordinary African Americans into our national theatrical repertory. Now, Hansberry tells her own life story in an autobiography that rings with the voice of its creator. "Brilliantly alive."—The New York Times.

Image · DPLA

Anthology of poetry, prose, plays, and essays by famous leaders of art and politics.