Editing Bob Cole (composer) (section)

==View on 20th-century Black entertainment and contributions==
By 1902, Cole gained ultimate financial success, and wrote the article ''The Negro and the Stage'' for ''The Colored American Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Colored American Magazine|date = 21 February 2017|url=http://coloredamerican.org/?page_id=751}}</ref> In it, he revealed his concerns toward the crippling image placed on African-American performers; for instance, he criticized the use of the African-American villains in black entertainment, for it demeaned African Americans and fueled the racist stereotype of the violent black man. He also denounced adaptations of ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' that used African-American stereotypes.

Although he criticized the conventional use of the aggressive black man in most black entertainment of the day, arguing that it enforced a disreputable image on the black actors themselves, he ended the article by envisioning a bright future for black performers, where stereotyping and racism would be nullified, and African Americans would revolutionize the entertainment world.

Cole was a revolutionary figure who contributed to the movement in eliminating the degrading, social characterizations of the black performer, thus, forcing the path of black entertainment towards a more respectable and dignified future.