In 1944, Adams founded the Negro Arts Movement. In the late 1940s, Adams founded the Negro Repertory Arts Theatre, whose productions included O'Neill's All God's Chillun Got Wings, at Colchester in 1944.
Adams' founding of the Negro Arts Movement in 1944 paved the way for the establishment of the Negro Repertory Arts Theatre in the late 1940s. The theatre's productions, including O'Neill's All God's Chillun Got Wings at Colchester in 1944, reflected this cultural initiative.