• Fig. 3. Charles Gilpin in the 1920 production of The Emperor Jones. A closer look reveals a belt buckle with the initials CSA (Confederate States of America), a performative citation of regimes of race. Eugene O’Neill Papers. The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Charles Gilpin in the 1920 production of The Emperor Jones

From Racing the Great White Way: Black Performance, Eugene O'Neill, and the Transformation of Broadway by Katie N. Johnson

  • Charles Gilpin in the 1920 production of The Emperor Jones. A closer look reveals a belt buckle with the initials CSA (Confederate Sons Association), a performative citation of regimes of race.
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  • African American Studies
  • Theater and Performance
  • American Studies
  • Literary Studies:American Literature
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  • 1920-11-01
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