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Katherine Garrison Chapin
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Katherine Garrison Chapin, sometimes known by her married name Katherine Biddle, was an American poet, librettist, and playwright. She is best known for two collaborations with composer William Grant Still: And They Lynched Him on a Tree (1940) and Plain-Chant for America (1941).
Chapin c. 1942
William Grant Still in 1949. Chapin collaborated with Still on And They Lynched Him on a Tree (1940) and Plain-Chant for America (1941).
William Grant Still in 1949. Chapin collaborated with Still on And They Lynched Him on a Tree (1940) and Plain-Chant for America (1941).
American Negro Theatre
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The American Negro Theatre (ANT) was co-founded on June 5, 1940 by playwright Abram Hill and actor Frederick O'Neal. Determined to build a "people's theatre", they were inspired by the Federal Theatre Project's Negro Unit in Harlem and by W. E. B. Du Bois' "four fundamental principles" of Black drama: that it should be by, about, for, and near African Americans.
Harlem's Little Library Theatre in the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library hosted ANT's early performances.
Although the 1949 film Anna Lucasta was inspired by ANT's Broadway hit, it relied on the original 1936 Polish-American play to justify its all-white c
Although the 1949 film Anna Lucasta was inspired by ANT's Broadway hit, it relied on the original 1936 Polish-American play to justify its all-white cast. Another film was released under the same title in 1958, with an all-Black cast.
Actress-director Osceola Archer, n.d.
Actress-director Osceola Archer, n.d.
Playwright Countee Cullen in 1948.
Playwright Countee Cullen in 1948.