Melvin Dixon papers, 1962-1992.

Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019

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Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist, essayist, book editor, and college professor. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987); she gained worldwide recognition when she was awarded the Nobel...

Fabre, Michel

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Michel and Genevieve Fabre founded the Center for Afro-American Studies at the University of Paris, and have been leading scholars of African American culture in France. Michel Fabre is the foremost biographer of Richard Wright, and intimately fimiliar with the Wright family and with African American artists, writers, and musicians throughout Europe. Genevieve Fabre is a scholar of African-American theater and literature, and co-chaired the first Harvard University Du Bois Institute Working Grou...

Jones, Gayle R.

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African American author, poet, and teacher; b. 1949. From the description of Gayl Jones collection, 1975-2000. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70968746 ...

Fair, Ronald L.

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Fabre, Geneviève.

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Dixon, Melvin, 1950-1992

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Melvin Dixon, widely praised as a novelist, translator and literary critic, published poetry that portrayed both his interior explorations and world travels. Born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1950, Dixon was graduated from Wesleyan University in 1971 in American Studies, and earned an MA in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1975 from Boston University. Both in his published and unpublished writings, Dixon wrote openly about his homosexuality. James Baldwin's influence is seen in Dixon'...

Dixon, Melvin, 1950-1992

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Melvin Dixon, widely praised as a novelist, translator and literary critic, published poetry that portrayed both his interior explorations and world travels. Born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1950, Dixon was graduated from Wesleyan University in 1971 in American Studies, and earned an MA in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1975 from Boston University. Both in his published and unpublished writings, Dixon wrote openly about his homosexuality. James Baldwin's influence is seen in Dixon'...

Fuller, Hoyt, 1923-1981

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Hoyt William Fuller (1923-1981), African American author and editor, born in Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of Hoyt Fuller papers, 1940-1981. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38475704 ...

Harper, Michael S., 1938-....

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Poet Laureate of Rhode Island and Professor of English at Brown University. In honor of Daniel Knowlton, a Rhode Island bookbinder who worked for many years at the Brown University Library. From the description of Mr. Knowlton Predicts : poem, [ca. 1993]. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122615887 ...

Stepto, Robert B.

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Professor Robert Stepto was born October 28, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois to Dr. Robert and Anna Stepto. He attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, graduating in 1962. He then attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where he earned his B.A. degree in English in 1966. Stepto went on to attend Stanford University, where he received his M.A. degree in English literature in 1968, and his Ph.D. degree in English and American literature in 1974.From 1971 to 1974, Stepto was an a...

Malaquin, Didier.

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