"The details of our struggle to survive and prosper, in what has been a difficult and sometimes bitter relationship with a system of laws and practices that deny us access to the tools necessary for productive and industrious life, are available to any serious student of history or sociology."

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Source: August Wilson, Larry Fishburne, Samuel G Freedman, Marion Isaac McClinton, Tony Kushner (2007). “August Wilson Century Cycle”

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August Wilson

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August Wilson was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright known for his powerful exploration of African American life through his ten-play cycle, 'The Pittsburgh Cycle.'

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