Ralph Waldo Ellison, the author of the classic book Invisible Man was born on March 1. Information on this author can be found by clicking on the following links:
http://loc.gov (Library of Congress. Type Ralph Ellison in the search box and view hundreds of primary resources on this author.)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/ralph-ellison/an-american-journey/587/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9977702
Read about the author of The Cambion Chronicles at The Brown Bookshelf.
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Read about this business owner and now author of the book, Lone Bean, at The Brown Bookshelf.
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Read about this editor, photographer, and journalist at The Brown Bookshelf.
February 23 is the birthday of two famous literary people: W.E.B. Du Bois and Haki Madhubuti.
Information about W.E.B. Du Bois is available by clicking on the links below:
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/d/web-du-bois.html
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/dubois/
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?subcategory=42
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/172481/W-E-B-Du-Bois
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_people_dubois.html
Information about Haki Madhubuti is available by clicking on the links below:
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/484
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102593652
http://www.howard.edu/library/reference/guides/madhubuti/default.htm
Read about this prolific writer of such titles, Seven Spools of Thread, The Ghost of Sifty-Sifty- Sam, The 100th Day of School, Picking Peas for a Penny, and more at The Brown Bookshelf.
Read about this artist-illustrator at The Brown Bookshelf.
Read about the author of Brown Girl in the Ring and The Salt Roads, at The Brown Bookshelf.
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