Wallace Henry Thurman
Wallace Henry Thurman was a prominent figure in the African-American literary scene during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Born on August 16, 1902, in...
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Dorothy West
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Dorothy West, (born June 2, 1907, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 16, 1998, Boston), American writer who explored the aspirations and conflicts of middle-class African Americans...
Terry McMillan
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Terry McMillan is an American novelist known for her portrayal of feisty, independent black women and their quest for meaningful relationships with black men. Born...
Thomas Fortune
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T. Thomas Fortune, also known as Timothy Thomas Fortune, was a prominent figure in American journalism during the late 19th century. Born on October 3,...
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written and published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852, was the most popular 19th-century novel and, after the Bible, was the second-best-selling...
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Harriet Beecher Stowe, née Harriet Elizabeth Beecher, (born June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Connecticut, U.S.—died July 1, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut), American writer and philanthropist, the author of the novel Uncle Tom’s...
Frances Ellen Watkins
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A poet and essayist, Frances Ellen Watkins was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1825. Orphaned at the age of three, Watkins went to live with...
Robert C. Maynard
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Robert C. Maynard was a pioneering journalist and newspaper publisher who made significant contributions to the field of journalism. Born on June 17, 1937, in...
Robert Sengstacke Abbott
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Robert Sengstacke Abbott was a prominent African American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and editor. He is best known for founding the Chicago Defender, one of the...
Charles Gordone
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Charles Gordone was born Charles Edward Fleming on October 12, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio to parents William and Camille Fleming. He took his stepfather’s surname...