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(AFRICAN AMERICANA) A group of more than 55 photographs documenting the theatrical production Take a Giant Step,the first play by a Black playwright, Louis Peterson, that was produced for Broadway. With images of a young Louis Gossett as the leading character, plus accomplished shots of rehearsals, production scenes, close ups of actors and actresses, and set designs. Silver prints, the images measuring 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches (19.1x24.1 cm.), and the reverse, the sheets slightly larger, with captions identifying the performers and/or numeric notations, in pencil, on verso; with 5 duplicates, a Playbill, and newspaper clippings (reviews). 1953
