Editorial Comment: "A Black Thing"

While other American playwrights such as Eugene O'Neill and Ed Bullins have attempted to construct historical cycles, Wilson stands alone in having achieved this aspiration. [...]his history cycle will live on as his enduring legacy. [...]his dramaturgy impacts how we think about the very construction of history. According to Wilson, "Aunt Ester has emerged for me as the most significant person of the cycle. [...]she points to how racial performativity is embedded in the production of virtuality and how racialization can impact online participation.