Captain Richard Davenport
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Captain Richard Davenport is a Black Army lawyer and investigator who serves as the central figure unraveling a racially charged murder case in Charles Fuller's play "A Soldier's Play."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Richard Davenport canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | "A Soldier's Play" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
calm under pressure
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intelligent ⓘ methodical ⓘ principled ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | white commanding officers skeptical of a Black officer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Charles Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Black ⓘ |
| facesPrejudiceFrom | white officers in the segregated Army ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | uncover the truth behind Waters's murder ⓘ |
| investigates | murder of Sergeant Vernon C. Waters ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Captain ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | central investigator of racially charged murder case ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | serves as framing voice of the investigation ⓘ |
| occupation |
Army lawyer
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military investigator ⓘ |
| race | African American ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of "A Soldier's Play" ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | World War II era Louisiana Army base ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
military justice
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racial identity and self-hatred ⓘ racism in the U.S. military ⓘ |
| workType | stage play ⓘ |
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