- Blues for Mister Charlie
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name = Blues for Mister Charlie
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author = James Baldwin
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country =United States
language = English
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genre = Play
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release_date = 1964
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followed_by ="Blues for Mister Charlie" is James Baldwin's second play. It was published in 1964. It is dedicated to the memory of
Medgar Evers , and his widow and his children, and to the memory of the dead children of Birmingham."New York Times , Theater: 'Blues for Mister Charlie' by Howard Taubman, April 24, 1964 [http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/03/29/specials/baldwin-charlie.html] ]Plot introduction
In the aftermath of Richard Henry's murder, Lyle's trial gives way to a reflection upon racism in America.
Title explanation
'Mister Charlie' is a phrase used by African Americans to refer to the white man.
Characters
*Rev. Meridian Henry, a pastor in an African American church in a small town in the South.
*Richard Henry, the pastor's son, killed by Lyle.
*Lyle, aredneck who kills Richard Henry.
*Parnell, a white man.References
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