Keegan-Michael Key awarded the character of Luther.
Joseph L. Epps -LRB- May 16 , 1870 -- June 20 , 1952 -RRB- was a United States Army private received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 4 , 1899 during the Philippine-American War .. United States Army. United States Army. Philippine-American War. Philippine-American War. Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor. private. Private ( rank )#United States. Epps is buried at Green Hill Cemetery in Muskogee , Oklahoma .. Oklahoma. Oklahoma