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    "abstract": "This study investigates the psychological dilemma of African Americans as represented in the drama of August Wilson, focusing particularly on his plays Fences (1985) and The Piano Lesson (1987). Although the Civil Rights Movement achieved major legal and political victories during the mid-twentieth century, the psychological effects of slavery, segregation, racial discrimination, and long-standing social marginalization continued to shape African American life. Wilson’s drama does not merely rec",
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