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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
African American writer, part of the Harlem Renaissance.  Sexually out from an early age.  His creative involvement included two brush and ink drawings and a short story, 'Smoke, Lilies, and Jade'. This short story was the first literary work on a purely homosexual theme that had been published by a black.  Close friend of [[Langston Hughes]].
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African American writer, part of the Harlem Renaissance.  Sexually out from an early age.  His creative involvement included two brush and ink drawings and a short story, 'Smoke, Lilies, and Jade'. This short story was the first literary work on a purely homosexual theme that had been published by a black.  One of the founders of the literary magazine Fire!!, whose first and only issue was published in 1926. Close friend of [[Langston Hughes]].
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
* [[LGBTQ Participation in the Harlem Renaissance]]
 
* [[LGBTQ Participation in the Harlem Renaissance]]
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* [[Short Story Writers from the LGBTQ Community]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 16:17, 3 December 2023

Richard Bruce Nugent

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1906 - 1987

Occupation

Writer

Description

African American writer, part of the Harlem Renaissance. Sexually out from an early age. His creative involvement included two brush and ink drawings and a short story, 'Smoke, Lilies, and Jade'. This short story was the first literary work on a purely homosexual theme that had been published by a black. One of the founders of the literary magazine Fire!!, whose first and only issue was published in 1926. Close friend of Langston Hughes.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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