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| Author | James Baldwin |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Play |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Theatre Script |
| Pages | 158 |
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.[1] The play is dedicated to the memory of Medgar Evers, his widow and children, and to the memory of the dead children of Birmingham."[2] It is loosely based on the Emmett Till murder that occurred in Money, Mississippi, before the Civil Rights Movement began.[3]
- ^ "Blues for Mister Charlie | play by Baldwin". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ The New York Times, Theater: 'Blues for Mister Charlie' by Howard Taubman, April 24, 1964 [1]
- ^ "Blues for Mister Charlie - James A Baldwin". Every Play in the World. Retrieved 2020-05-09.