On not tossing certain facets of African American culture as relics in “AN INTERVIEW WITH AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT AUGUST WILSON” (John C. Tibbetts, 2002)
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Jazz in itself is not struggling…That is, the music itself is not struggling. It and the baseball history you talk about are two anchors of the African American cultural community. It’s the attitude that’s in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history.
— August Wilson
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About August Wilson
August Wilson (April 27, 1945–October 2, 2005) was an American playwright.
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