MSUM Library

honors the 2005 promotion of

Phyllis May-Machunda

American Multicultural Studies

Allen, Carol.  Peculiar Passages: Black Women Playwrights, 1875 to 2000.  New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2005.

Ms. May-Machunda chose this book because:

“This ground breaking volume anthologizes contributions of African American women to the literary and theatrical arts of the U.S.  These often overlooked playwrights offer insightful social commentary on the contemporaneous concerns of African American communities and American mainstream perspectives on race and gender through a lens of race and gender.  Their rich voices help us better understand who we are as Americans.”