Blues for Mister Charlie (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: James Baldwin
- First Published: 1964
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Protest
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: The American South
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Problem play
- Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, Discrimination, Justice, Values, 1960’s, Racism, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, Trials
- Locales: South (U.S.)
Characters Discussed
Meridian Henry, a minister in a small Southern town. Henry, a civil rights activist, had urged his fellow African Americans to adopt a nonviolent posture in response to threats and violence committed against them by whites resisting changes in the status quo. He had placed his faith in God and a liberal white friend to influence others and effect social change. The racially motivated killing of his son causes Meridian to reevaluate his nonaggressive strategy for civil rights. He begins to question God’s allowance of the suffering of African Americans and...
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