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Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History; A Play in Three Acts – $375
by rgonzalezr
In 1934 C. L. R. James, the widely known Trinidadian intellectual, writer, and political activist, wrote the play Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History, which was presumed lost until the rediscovery of a draft copy in 2005. The play’s production, performed in 1936 at London’s Westminster Theatre with a cast including the American star Paul Robeson, marked the first time black professional actors starred on the British stage in a play written by a […]
Categories: Drama, Revolución • Tags: 2012, Black, C.L.R. James, Caribbean, Drama, duke university press, Haiti, play, playwright, politics, Revolution, slave, slavery, Theatre, Toussaint Louverture, Trinidad