Wilson, August. The Ground on Which I Stand. Nick Hern Books, 2001.
First presented as an address to the Theatre Communications Group in 1996--expresses his debt to the Black Arts Movement as it emphasizes the need for more proactive engagement with inequality around race in contexts ranging from production funding to critical criteria.
August Wilson beckons his audience to remember the "hallowed" ground upon which he stands. He emphatically calls for the dignification of black culture/art, drawing our attention to the "self-defining ground of the slave quarters.... made fertile by the blood and bones of the men and women who can be described as warriors on the cultural battlefield that affirmed their self-worth."