2-945-065 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Home in Glory, Birmingham, AL, 1936. 'Federal Theatre of Alabama Presents - "Home in Glory" - With an All Colored Cast - Municipal Auditorium - Thu., Apr. 16 For Colored People - Fri., Apr. 17 For White People'. Poster for racially segregated performances of a play starring African American performers. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.