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Set during the early 1860s, Suzan-Lori Parks' Father Comes Home From the Wars follows Hero, an enslaved man who grapples with the offer of freedom if he fights for the Confederacy alongside his enslaver. As Hero navigates themes of loyalty, betrayal, and freedom, his journey intersects with others, including his wife Penny and fellow enslaved individuals Homer and Old Man, amid the backdrop of the Civil War. This work discusses enslavement, racialized physical abuse, racism, and sexual violence.