Living with lynching African American lynching plays, performance, and citizenship, 1890-1930 / Koritha Mitchell.

Author/creator Mitchell, Koritha
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press,
Descriptionxii, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
American drama--African American authors. --History and criticism.
American drama--20th century. --History and criticism.
American drama--19th century. --History and criticism.
One-act plays, American--History and criticism.
Lynching in literature.
African Americans in literature.
Violence in literature.
Citizenship in literature.

SeriesThe new black studies series
Contents Making lynching drama and its contributions legible. Scenes and scenarios : reading aright -- Redefining "black theater" -- Developing a genre, asserting black citizenship. The black soldier : elevating community conversation -- The black lawyer : preserving testimony -- The black mother/wife : negotiating trauma -- The pimp and coward : offering gendered revisions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011014508
ISBN9780252036491 (hc)