Documents : 1949-1958.

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Documents : 1949-1958.

Contents of the folder on Ralph Ellison include: three signed (in ink) essays. 1. "As the Spirit moves Mahalia." 2. "Brave words for a startling Occassion," concerns Invisible Man, and it was an address for presentation ceremony, National Book Award, Jan. 27, 1953. 3. "The Shadow and the act," relates to erroneous portrayal of African Americans in movies.

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Ellison, Ralph, 1914-1994

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African American author, born Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914-1994) in Oklahoma to a family who migrated from South Carolina. From the description of Ralph Ellison papers, 1990-1994. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 32828103 African American author and educator. Born 1914; died 1994. From the description of Ralph Ellison papers, 1890-2005 (bulk 1930-1994). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983760 Ralph Ellison began writing seriously in 1939....