The ground on which I stand
By: August Wilson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Dramatic contexts
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group; Distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, USA; Saint Paul, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: American drama -- African American authors -- History and criticism.; Theater and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.; African American theater -- History.; African Americans in literature.
Description: "The Ground on Which I Stand is August Wilson's eloquent and personal call for African American artists to seize the power over their own cultural identity and to establish permanent institutions that celebrate and preserve the singular achievements of African American dramatic art and reaffirm its equal importance in contemporary American culture.".

"Delivered as the keynote address of Theatre Communication's Group 11th biennial conference in June 1996, this speech refocused the agenda of that conference, and spurred months of debate about cultural diversity in the American theatre, culminating in a standing-room-only public debate at New York City's Town Hall."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Address originally delivered June 26, 1996 to the 11th biennial Theatre Communications Group National Conference at Princeton University.