By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic ("Steppin' Out") In 1851 in an article written for DeBow's Review that was published in New Orleans, Dr. Samuel Cartwright, a physician, created a pseudoscientific term he called "drapetomania."Â He crafted drapetomania, from two Greek words drapetes ("runaway slaves")Â and mania (madness)Â to explain the reason why Southern slaves […] The post M. D. Schaffer's 'Drape…
SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 02:29PM on April 20, 2023