Playwright August Wilson and Fences

Lectures in History

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History, Politics, News

4.1 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Tulane University professor John “Ray” Proctor taught a class about playwright August Wilson, his contribution to African American theatre and his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Shannon Rice, the podcast producer here at C-SPAN, and this week's lectures in history
0:08.3	focuses on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fences and the playwright behind it, August Wilson.
0:14.1	Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Mr. Wilson's 10-part, quote, Pittsburgh cycle.
0:19.1	Like all the quote, Pittsburgh plays, Like all the, quote, Pittsburgh plays,
0:23.9	fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes.
0:27.3	The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
0:29.9	and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play.
0:33.1	Coming up, Tulane University Professor John Ray Proctor
0:36.0	discusses playwright August Wilson,
0:38.3	his contributions to African American theater and fences.
0:42.2	Stay tuned, class starts after this.
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