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William Brown's African & American theater

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An exploration of the career of William Brown, a 19th-century free man of colour, who pioneered theatrical spaces for black New Yorkers, hitherto denied access to whites-only venues. The text explores these intercultural, multiracial environments and investigates negative white reactions.

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University of North Carolina Press, University of N. Carolina Press
Language
English
Pages
239

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Subjects
African American theater, History, Theater, united states, history, African americans in the performing arts, New york (n.y.), history
People
William Alexander Brown
Places
New York, New York (State)
Times
19th century

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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1.
Late-Night Pleasure Garden for People of Color
NOAH'S AFRICAN GROVE
11
2.
Hung Be the Heavens with Black
TOWARD A MINOR THEATER
39
3.
American Taste and Genius
BUILDING AN AMERICAN THEATER
67
4.
Tom and Jerry Meets Three-Fingered Jack
THE AFRICAN COMPANY'S BALANCING ACT
103 5. In Fear of His Opposition
EURO-NEW YORK REACTS
131
Conclusion: To Be-or Not to Be 167
Notes 185
Bibliography 213
Index 233.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
792/.089/9607307471
Library of Congress
PN2270.A35 M39 2003, PN2270.A35M39 2003

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Pagination
x, 239 p. ;
Number of pages
239

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OL3557161M
Internet Archive
whitepeopledonot00mcal
ISBN 10
0807827770, 0807854506
LCCN
2002015820
OCLC/WorldCat
50722309
Library Thing
161031
Goodreads
5357920
95102

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