Roumain, Jacques, 1907-1944

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Jacques Roumain (b. June 4, 1907, Port-au-Prince, Haiti,–d. August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and Marxist. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature.
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creatorOf Joel E. and Amy E. Spingarn papers, 1898-1972. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Joel E. and Amy E. Spingarn papers, 1898-1972 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
referencedIn Langston Hughes Collection, 1942-1943 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Letters of Langston Hughes to H.R. Hays [manuscript], 1942 July 4-25. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Earl Browder Papers, 1879-1990 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Charlier, Etienne D. Etienne and Ghislaine Charlier collection, 1927-1994 (bulk 1942-1979) New York Public Library System, NYPL
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associatedWith Browder, Earl, 1891-1973 person
associatedWith Charlier, Etienne D. person
associatedWith Communist Party of the United States of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. person
associatedWith Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Port-au-Prince 11 HT
Republic of Haiti 00 HT
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Authors, Black
Political activists
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Birth 1907-06-04

Death 1944-08-18

Haitians

French

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