Born on April 27, 1925, Frederick August Kittel, who later went under the name August Wilson, is a well-known playwright from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a mixture of African-American and German since his mother is of African American heritage and his father is a German immigrant (). August Wilson probably wrote Fences to show the world about the struggles that African American men and women have to endure because of their skin color. He wanted to show everyone the hardships that black men have experience by putting real life events in his play. Unfortunately, Wilson had died from liver cancer on October the 2nd which had been a few months after his play Radio Golf was premiered (). “What racial hardships did August Wilson experience
