Section three of Larry Neal's “The Black Arts Movement” plays a vital role in the critical understanding of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. Section three consists primarily of Larry Neal describing how particular individuals and playwrights transformed the black arts movement. On page 37 Larry Neal states, "Ron Milner's Who's Got His Own... lays bare the conflicting attitudes of a contemporary African-American family." (Neal 1968) This playwright's focus was manhood, family, and morality; that changes the view of African American families and has paved the way for a change in perception for African Americans. Ron Milner respected black aesthetics to change black art. Ron Milner's Who's Got His Own is just one example of how playwrights cultivated culture and helped change the black arts movement. Critical understanding of the 1960s black arts movement is improved because the execution of the movement is
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