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1982 - Charles Fuller Wins Pulitzer for A Soldier’s Play

Playwright Charles Fuller was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his powerful play A Soldier’s Play. The work explores racism within the ranks of a segregated Black military unit during World War II. Fuller’s win was a milestone for African American playwrights and brought national attention to the complexities of Black identity, justice, and institutional racism in America.

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