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AchievementJanuary 1982· literature

Charles Fuller Wins Pulitzer Prize for 'A Soldier's Play'

Charles Fuller wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for 'A Soldier's Play,' a murder mystery set on a Black army base in Louisiana in 1944 that dissects racism and internalized oppression within the Black community. The play premieres at the Negro Ensemble Company and becomes one of the most important Black dramatic works of the century.