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Arna Bontemps

Arna Wendell Bontemps was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.

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American poet, novelist (1902–1973)

Born 13 October 1902
Died 4 June 1973

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  • Cover of: American Negro poetry
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  • Cover of: Story of the Negro
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    First published in 1948 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: Silver
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience
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  • Cover of: The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1949
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  • Cover of: Black thunder
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  • Cover of: Chariot in the sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers
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  • Cover of: The book of Negro folklore
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    Cover of edition bookofnegrofolkl0000unse First published in 1958 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature
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  • Cover of: Popo and Fifina
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    First published in 1932 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: The American Experience
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Platinum
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  • Cover of: Great slave narratives
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  • Cover of: Harlem Renaissance Remembered: Essays
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    First published in 1972 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: God sends Sunday
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    First published in 1931 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: 100 years of Negro freedom.
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    First published in 1961 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Readers Companion: Silver
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  • Cover of: We have tomorrow

    First published in 1945 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Hold fast to dreams: poems old and new selected by Arna Bontemps.

    First published in 1969 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Free at last: the life of Frederick Douglass
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    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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American poet, novelist (1902–1973)

Born 13 October 1902
Died 4 June 1973

Subjects

African Americans, Fiction, Biography, History, African American authors, American poetry, Children's fiction, African americans, fiction, Afro-American authors, American literature, Drama, Slaves, Afro-Americans, Juvenile audience, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, Blacks, Collections, Fiction, historical, general, Juvenile literature, Literature, Anglo-Saxons, Black race, Classic Literature, Confederacy

Places

United States, England, Alabama, Calcutta, India, Massachusetts, Owl Creek Bridge, Surrey, America, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Haiti, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Mexico, Missouri

People

Devil, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, John H. Watson, Peyton Farquhar, Sherlock Holmes, Stroke Moran, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine

Time

20th century, 1861-1865, 1877-1964, 19th century, American Civil War, 1692, 1775-1865, 1861-65, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1600s, 1863-1877, Civil War, December, Revolution, 1791-1804, carnival

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Alternative names

  • Arna Wendell Bontemps
  • Bontemps, Arna Wendell
  • Arna BONTEMPS
  • Arna W. Bontemps
  • Arna. Editor Bontemps
  • ARNA BONTEMPS

History

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October 2, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig changed main name (as per Wikipedia)
October 2, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner Fill in bio
August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import