1. Freedom and Equality Now! Contextualizing the Nexus between the Civil Rights Movement and Drama Nesmith, Nathaniel Graham 2012 Theses TheaterHistoryAfrican American--Civil rightsCivil rights movementsAfrican American theaterBlack nationalismBlack militant organizationsHansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965Mitchell, LoftenDavis, OssieBaraka, Amiri, 1934-2014Sklar, George, 1908-1988Raisin in the sun (Hansberry, Lorraine)Purlie victorious (Davis, Ossie)Dutchman (Baraka, Amiri)