Parry Clay

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Parry Clay is a young Black law student in the 1942 film "In This Our Life," whose wrongful accusation and struggle against racial injustice form a central part of the drama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
accusationStatus wrongfully accused
appearsIn In This Our Life NERFINISHED
associatedWith American legal system (fictional depiction)
centralTheme racial injustice
racism in the legal system
wrongful accusation
characterAgeDescriptor young
conflictType legal persecution
racial discrimination
countryOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicity Black
hasFamilyName Clay NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeRole supporting character
victim of wrongful accusation
occupation law student
portrayedIn black-and-white film
race African American NERFINISHED
storyFunction elicits audience sympathy for victims of injustice
exposes systemic racism
workGenre drama film
yearOfWork 1942

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