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Country

Jamaica

Birth - Death

1889 - 1948

Occupation

Writer

Notable Achievements

Description

First black to receive medal of the Jamaican Institute of Arts and Sciences, used money to emigrate to US. Inaugurated the Harlem Renaissance with his writings. 'Home to Harlem' was first novel by an African American to be a bestseller.