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Blues for Mister Charlie. Blues for Mister Charlie is James Baldwin 's second play, a social commentary drama in three acts. It was first produced and published in 1964. [1] The play is dedicated to the memory of Medgar Evers, his widow and children, and to the memory of the dead children of Birmingham ." [2]
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Blues for Mister Charlie, tragedy in three acts by James Baldwin, produced and published in 1964. A denunciation of racial bigotry and hatred, the play was based on a murder trial that took place in Mississippi in 1955. “Mister Charlie” is a slang term for a white man. The story concerns Richard.
City College of New York theater students perform James Baldwin's "Blues for Mr. Charlie" directed by Prof. Eugene Nesmith and videotaped by Orlando McAllister.
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Blues for Mister Charlie study guide contains a biography of James Baldwin, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
"Blues for Mister Charlie" is James Baldwin's dramatization inspired by the murder of Emmett Till, exploring racial tensions and injustice in a Southern town through the trial of a black...
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James Baldwin. In a small Southern town, a white man murders a black man, then throws his body in the weeds. With this act of violence--which is loosely based on the notorious 1955 killing of Emmett Till--James Baldwin launches an unsparing and at times agonizing probe of the wounds of race.
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