Charles Fuller

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Charles Fuller is known primarily for his plays. He adapted his screenplay A Soldier’s Story (1984) from his drama A Soldier’s Play.

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Charles Fuller is one of a growing number of African American playwrights who have entered the mainstream of American drama. Previously, plays dealing with the black experience, such as Louis Peterson’s Take a Giant Step (pr. 1954), Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun...

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• Soldier’s Play| A (Drama)
• Soldier’s Play, A (African American Literature)
• Soldier’s Play, A (Character Profiles)
• Soldier’s Play, A (Identities and Issues)
• African-American Drama (Topical Overview--Drama)