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Theatre and it's contribution to U.S. History

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Aimee Haynes Professor Jennifer Pickard-Criswell Final Essay 10 May 2007 Theatre and its Contribution to U.S. History Theatre has a strong connection to U.S. history through the different immigrated racial groups in America. There are two in particular that demonstrate the different contributions to theatre and its relation to history; African-Americans and Anglo-Americans. There are many plays in existence that help support the history of each race in America. Through examination of these plays, the contributions of each race throughout the history of the U.S. will be revealed. There is a great representation of African-Americans in the history of the U.S. as well as in theatre repertoire. Robert Takaki, author of "A Different Mirror", gives many examples of the hardship African-Americans were put through since their arrival to the states. He mostly talks about the division between the north and the south. The north gave the African-Americans their freedom, but didn't treat them as respectably...

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