Visions of a Liberated Future: Black Arts Movement Writings

by Larry Neal

A collection of works by Neal, who was a leader in the Black Arts Movement during the 1960s and 1970s

218 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1989

About the author

Lawerence "Larry" Neal was a scholar of African-American theatre. He is well known for his contributions to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Neal worked with Amiri Baraka to open the Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School. His early writings—including "The Negro in the Theatre" (1964), "Cultural Front" (1965), and "The Black Arts Movement" (1968)—were influential in defining and describing the role of the arts in the Black Power era. He won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1970.