A History of African American Theatre
- ISBN-10
- 0521624436
- ISBN-13
- 9780521624435
- Category
- Drama
- Pages
- 608
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-07-17
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- James V. Hatch, Errol G. Hill
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