Art, Activism, and Uncompromising Attitude in Georgia Douglas Johnson's Lynching Plays

Georgia Douglas Johnson is the central figure in an American dramatic genre formed by the responses of playwrights to the racial violence of lynching. Johnson was one of the earliest African American women playwrights and, with approximately 28 dramas addressing both racial and non-racial themes, on...

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Published in:African American review 2005-04, Vol.39 (1/2), p.87-102
Main Author: Stephens, Judith L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American culture
African American studies
African Americans
Attitudes
Baraka, Amiri (1934-2014)
Brown, William Wells (1814?-1884)
Dramatists
Irony
Johnson, Georgia Douglas
Johnson, Georgia Douglas (1886-1966)
Lynchings
Morrison, Toni (1931-2019)
Playwriting
Poetry
Renaissance music
Theater
Theater criticism
Theatrical genres
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Summary:Georgia Douglas Johnson is the central figure in an American dramatic genre formed by the responses of playwrights to the racial violence of lynching. Johnson was one of the earliest African American women playwrights and, with approximately 28 dramas addressing both racial and non-racial themes, one of the most prolific of her era. Stephens provides a view of Johnson as both an outspoken advocate in the anti-lynching movement and a central figure in the lynching drama tradition.
ISSN:1062-4783
1945-6182