Roots of African American Drama: An Anthology of Early Plays, 1858-1938

By: Leo Hamalian

Book Overview

This volume rescues from obscurity thirteen plays by early African American writers.

While many historically significant or interesting plays by white playwrights are easily found in anthologies, few by early African American writers are equally accessible. Indeed until the 1970s, almost none of these early plays could be located outside of a library.

The Roots of African American Drama fills this gap. Five of the thirteen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814321429
• ISBN13: 9780814321423
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"