This book critically discusses the works of two seemingly different and unconnected playwrights
Lillian Hellman and August Wilson. By analyzing the black presence in Hellman and its
counterpart white presence in Wilson it exposes interracial boundaries and illuminates the
architecture of the new American citizen through the examination of stereotypes the revelation
of sources of ongoing racial tension and suggested solutions. Their dramas rewrite history to
reflect their political activism and espouse a shared value system that demands responsible
action equitable reward and recognition of women and African Americans as equally valuable
citizens of American society.
