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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. The play is dedicated to the memory of Medgar Evers, his widow and children, and to the memory of the dead children of Birmingham."
- James Baldwin
- 1964
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.
Blues for Mister Charlie. James Baldwin. 4.14. 2,041 ratings161 reviews. 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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The Blues for Mister Charlie Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
A three-act play, "Blues for Mister Charlie" begins its first act with Reverend Meridian Henry teaching black students. They’re interrupted by Parnell James, who tells them that the police are about to arrest Lyle Britten for the murder of Richard Henry.
"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...
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Learn how James Baldwin's 1964 play explores the destructive power of racism as a disease and a place in the US South. Discover how he portrays the characters' responses to the murder of Richard, a black teenager, and the role of Christian theology in the play.
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