August Wilson’s key main points in “The Ground on Which I Stand” were based on the type of inequality that took place throughout Broadway theatre productions towards black Americans. “For a black actor to stand on the stage as part of a social milieu that has denied him his culture…” (Wilson 30), was during a time where black Americans were being cast as being seen and not heard or stereotyped in their role on stage. “To cast us in the role of mimics is to deny us our own competence “(Wilson 30), the idea of black Americans rarely being cast was a serious issue because as actors they were being shut out and set aside away from the spotlight.
Since August Wilson’s opinions on the theater regarding black Americans, things had progressively changed.
Since August Wilson’s opinions on the theater regarding black Americans, things had progressively changed.