Afro-Arts Theater
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| Address | 3900 S. Drexel Chicago, IL United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′08″N 87°36′14″W / 41.802281°N 87.603971°W |
| Opened | 1967 |
The Afro-Arts Theater was a regional theater on Chicago's South Side established in 1967, by Kelan Philip Cohran. The theater was also a meeting place for Black power activists[1] and considered central to the growth of African American consciousness in Chicago.[2] On December 28, 1969, Gwendolyn Brooks received at the theater what she considered "the most stirring and significant tribute of her life."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Russonello, Giovanni (2017-07-05). "Kelan Philip Cohran, a Musician Who Invigorated Chicago With Education and Activism, Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Semmes, Clovis (June 1994). "The Dialectics of Cultural Survival and the Community Artist: Phil Cohran and the Afro-Arts Theater". Journal of Black Studies. 24 (4): 447–461. doi:10.1177/002193479402400406. JSTOR 2784564.
- ^ Shaw, Harry B. (1980-01-01). Gwendolyn Brooks. Twayne Publishers. ISBN 9780805772876.
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