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The aim is to analyze the contributions of African American theatre artists and activists from the 1940s to the 1960s.

April 24, 2026

Jonathan Shandell. Readying the Revolution: African American Theater and Performance from Post-World War II to the Black Arts Movement

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The aim is to analyze the contributions of African American theatre artists and activists from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Compilation of essays on notable theatre artists and activists
Historical context exploration from the civil rights movement to the Black Arts Movement
Examination of how theatre reflected sociopolitical ideologies
The essays illustrate the influence of African American theatre on civil rights activism and self-identity.
They reveal how these performances prefigured the ideologies of the Black power movement.

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This book is a collection of essays on African American theatre artists, public figures, and activists from the civil rights movement of the 1940s–1960s. The work of these artists and activists contain assertions of Black self-determination and self-defense, prefiguring some of the aims and ideologies of the Black power era.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb0b25553a5433e34b5043 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.3138/md-69-1-br08

Jonathan Shandell. Readying the Revolution: African American Theater and Performance from Post-World War II to the Black Arts Movement

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