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      • African American Women Playwrights : A Research Guide
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      • American Playwrights Since 1945 : A Guide To Scholarship, Criticism, And Performance
      • American Theatre : A Chronicle Of Comedy And Drama, 1930-1969
      • The Biographical Encyclopaedia & Who's Who Of The American Theatre
      • A Guide To Theatre In America
      • A History Of African American Theatre
      • The New York Times Theatre Reviews
      • Notable Women In The American Theatre : A Biographical Dictionary
      • Ten Modern American Playwrights : An Annotated Bibliography
      • Three Hundred Years Of American Drama And Theatre
         
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