Acting Up and Getting Down : : Plays by African American Texans /

Acting Up and Getting Down : : Plays by African American Texans / / ed. by Elvin Holt, Sandra M. Mayo.

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One of the few books of its kind, Acting Up and Getting Down brings together seven African American literary voices that all have a connection to the Lone Star state. Covering Texas themes and universal ones, this collection showcases often-overlooked literary talents to bring to life inspiring face...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
MitwirkendeR:
Bedford Walker, Celeste,
Brown-Guillory, Elizabeth,
Hawkins, George,
Houston, Sterling,
Lee, Eugene,
Meloncon, Thomas,
Shine, Ted,
HerausgeberIn:
Holt, Elvin,
Mayo, Sandra M.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2014
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Southwestern Writers Collection Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University
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Physical Description:1 online resource (364 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Definition of Black Theatre
  • Camp Logan
  • Johnny B. Goode
  • Killingsworth
  • Driving Wheel
  • Br’er Rabbit
  • When the Ancestors Call
  • Ancestors
  • Appendix A: Chronology
  • Appendix B: Playwrights’ Canon
  • Publications by Black Texas Playwrights
  • Author Photo Credits

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