Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers 1895–1942

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Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers 1895–1942

The Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers consist of the literary, professional, and personal papers of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, a writer, teacher, and activist for African-American Civil rights and state and regional politics.

7.8 linearfeet and 120 volumes; (2568 items)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6363407

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Nelson, Alice Moore Dunbar, 1875-1935

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Alice Dunbar-Nelson, a writer, teacher, and activist for African-American Civil rights, was extremely active in state and regional politics. She was married to the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar from 1989 until 1902. She was born on July 19, 1875, as Alice Ruth Moore, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended public school in New Orleans and enrolled in a teacher's training program at Straight University in 1890. Upon receiving her degree in 1892, she began teaching in New Orleans. ...