Lurana Donnels O'Malley

Black Activists Write Wheatley and Washington

Terrell, Du Bois, and the Drama of the 1932 Bicentennial

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Produktbeschreibung

The book examines how early twentieth century Black theatre artists depicted national mythologies of the United States. White-authored pageants and plays written for the 1932 Bicentennial celebration of George Washington's birthday relegated Black Americans to the periphery through racist stereotyping.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032360935
• ISBN-10: 1032360933
• Artikelnr.: 73389874

Autorenporträt

Lurana Donnels O'Malley serves as Director of Graduate Studies in Theatre and teaches in the areas of Euro-American theatre history, research, and directing at The University of Hawai¿i, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE: Historical Background & Critical Analyses
Chapter 1: Washington Conscious: The George Washington Bicentennial of 1932
Chapter 2: Idealizing Washington: Portrayals of an Enslaver
Chapter 3: Black Voices and the Bicentennial: Performances By and For Black
Citizens
Chapter 4: Visions of Washington in DC: Three White-Authored Bicentennial
Performances
Chapter 5: Terrell Chooses Wheatley: The Creation of the Wheatley
Pageant-Play
Chapter 6: The Trials of Mary Church Terrell: The Production of the
Wheatley Pageant-Play
Chapter 7: Du Bois and the Bicentennial Crisis: George Washington and Black
Folk
Chapter 8: Conclusion
PART TWO: Edited Script
Chapter 9: Historical Pageant-Play Based on the Life of Phyllis Wheatley
by Mary Church Terrell