Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973
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Bontan, AÌ„na 1902-1973
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African-American poet, critic, playwright, novelist, author of children’s books, librarian.
Teacher in New York, N.Y., and Huntsville, Ala.; head librarian, Fisk University; professor, University of Chicago; curator of James Weldon Johnson Collection and visiting professor of English, Yale University; writer in residence, Fisk University; and author.
Arna Bontemps was born in 1902 in Alexandria, LA. When he was still a boy, the family moved to California. He received a BA from Pacific Union College in 1923. As a young man he moved to New York City and participated in the Harlem Renaissance. He received his MA from the Unisversity of Chicago in 1943. He had a long career as a teacher, librarian and writer of books for both children and adults. He died in 1973. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, v. 44, pp. 45-53.
Arna Bontemps was a teacher and writer whose novel, God Sends Sunday, appeared at the end of the Harlem Renaissance. He served as librarian at Fisk University for many years.
Arna Bontemps was a teacher and writer whose novel God Sends Sunday appeared at the end of the Harlem Renaissance in 1931. He continued writing and editing anthologies and served as librarian at Fisk University.
Arna Wendell Bontemps was an African-American author and scholar. He embraced his heritage early in his life, and produced volumes of poetry, history, and stories, as well as making important contributions as a librarian, editor, and critic. He was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, and an advocate of freedom and dignity for all mankind.
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