Experiments in Democracy: Interracial and Cross-Cultural Exchange in American Theatre, 1912-1945

by Cheryl Black

In the first half of the twentieth century, a number of American theatres and theatre artists fostered interracial collaboration and socialization on stage, behind the scenes, and among audiences. In an era marked by entrenched racial segregation and inequality, these artists used performance to bridge America's persistent racial divide and to bring African American, Latino/Latina, Asian American, Native American, and Jewish American communities and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809334682
• ISBN13: 9780809334681
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"