MusicDrama

The Colored Museum

Name: The Colored Museum
Director: Andrew Carl Wilk
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1991-02-01
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Danitra Vance, Frederick Moore, Linda Hopkins, Suzzanne Douglas, Victor Love

February 1, 1991

1h 28m

Ten satirical sketches written by George C. Wolfe use drama, comedy and music to examine black stereotypes and express the need for African-Americans to preserve their culture by remembering their painful but glorious heritage. Presented as museum "exhibitions," the songs and sketches address the problem of having to renounce one's history and suppress anger in order to assimilate.