Playwright August Wilson & "Fences"

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Playwright August Wilson & "Fences"

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Sep 21, 2019

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Tulane University professor John "Ray" Proctor teaches a class about playwright August Wilson, his contribution to African American theatre and his Pulitzer prize-winning play, [Fences].
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Playwright August Wilson & "Fences"

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