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Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

9.0 130 mins Documentary   1978
California Newsreel  
Director(s): Woodie King Jr.

Release Date: 31 Sun, Dec 1978

This documentary explores the growth and development of black theatre from its earliest roots, also examining its close ties with the civil rights movement. Included are interviews with veterans of the theatrical world such as James Earl Jones and Ed Bullins.

Casts of Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

Amiri Baraka

as Self

Ed Bullins

as Self

Lorraine Hansberry

as Self (Archive Footage)

Joseph Papp

as Self

Ntozake Shange

as Self

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