"As you know from reading many of these Negro writers, we don't deal too much with the discussion of democracy and what it means and how improvisation fits in all that"

This quote by Stanley Crouch speaks with the absence of conversation of democracy and improvisation in the works of lots of African American writers. Crouch is suggesting that these writers are not engaging in conversations about democracy and improvisation, which are necessary subjects in the African American experience. He is implying that these authors are not checking out the implications of democracy and improvisation in their works, and that this is a missed opportunity. Crouch is also recommending that African American writers need to be engaging in conversations about democracy and improvisation, as these topics are integral to the African American experience. By doing so, African American authors can help to advance the conversation about democracy and improvisation, and how they can be used to produce a more equitable society.