Bibliographies on African American Drama


The following sources will be very useful in locating additional sources on African American drama and dramatists. Use Global Express to obtain any books which the University Library at USC does not own.


Afro-American Poetry and Drama, 1760-1975: A Guide to Information Sources. Detroit: Gale, 1979.
Doheny Stacks; Leavey; Reference Center Z1229.N39A37

Arata, Esther S. Black American Playwrights, 1800 to the Present: A Bibliography. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1976.
Leavey; Reference Center Z1229.N39A7

---. More Black American Playwrights: A Bibliography. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1978.
Cinema-TV; Leavey; Reference Center Z1229.N39A73

Bibliographic Guide to Black Studies. Boston: Hall, 1975-.
Reference Center Z1361.N39.S373a

French, William P. et al. Afro-American Poetry and Drama, 1760-1975. New York: Gale, 1979.
Doheny Stacks; Reference Center

Gray, John. Black Theatre and Performance: A Pan African Bibliography. New York: Greenwood, 1990.
Doheny Stacks Z5784.B56G7

Hatch, James V. Black Playwrights, 1823-1977; An Annotated Bibliography of Plays. New York: Bowker, 1977.
Leavey; Reference Center Z1231.D7H37

Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948-1986. Brooklyn: Carlson, 1992. 5 vols.
Reference Center Z1361.N39K34

Peterson, Bernard. Contemporary Black american Plays: A Biographical Directory and Dramatic Index. New York: Greenwood, 1988.
Leavey; Doheny Stacks PS153.N5P43

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