Blues for Mister Charlie
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Blues for Mister Charlie is a 1964 stage play by James Baldwin that confronts racism and injustice in the American South, loosely inspired by the murder of Emmett Till.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
→
theatrical work → |
| addresses |
Black resistance
→
injustice in the legal system → interracial power dynamics → racial segregation → racial violence → white supremacy → |
| author | James Baldwin → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | James Baldwin → |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1964 → |
| genre |
drama
→
political drama → social problem play → |
| hasAlternativeClassification |
African-American play
→
American play → civil rights play → |
| hasForm | three-act play → |
| hasSubject |
Black community in the South
→
lynching → murder trial → white community in the South → |
| hasTitleLanguage | English → |
| inspiredBy |
Murder of Emmett Till
→
surface form:
Emmett Till
murder of Emmett Till → |
| literaryMovement |
African-American literature
→
civil rights literature → |
| mainTheme |
civil rights
→
racial injustice → racism → violence in the American South → |
| notableFor |
dramatic representation of Emmett Till–like killing
→
explicit critique of American racism → |
| originalLanguage | English → |
| partOf | James Baldwin bibliography → |
| publicationYear | 1964 → |
| settingLocation |
Southern United States
→
surface form:
American South
Mississippi →
surface form:
Mississippi (fictionalized)
|
| timePeriodOfSetting |
civil rights era
→
mid-20th century → post-World War II era → |
| writer | James Baldwin → |
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