History Thursdays: • Garland Anderson was an American playwright and speaker, known for his contributions to African-American literature. • After having a full-length drama on Broadway, Anderson gave talks on empowerment and success largely related to the New Thought movement. • Appearances was the first three-act play by an African American on Broadway after The Chip Woman's Fortune, a 1923 one-act play by Willis Richardson which was the first non-musical Broadway play by an African American. #blackbroadwaymen #blackbroadway #theatre #bbmhistorythursday #bbm #theatre #broadway