Title: White people do not know how to behave at entertainments designed for ladies & gentlemen of colour
Description: An exploration of the career of William Brown, a 19th-century free man of colour, who pioneered theatrical spaces for black New Yorkers, hitherto denied access to whites-only venues. The text explores these intercultural, multiracial environments and investigates negative white reactions.
Subjects: African American theater, History, Theater, united states, history, African americans in the performing arts, New york (n.y.), history
Places: New York, New York (State)
People: William Alexander Brown
Time periods: 19th century