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Poet, journalist, activist. Member of the 'Harlem Renaissance'. Noted for her book 'Violets and Other Tales' (1895). Activist for civil rights and women's rights. Columnist, with articles, essays and reviews appearing as well in newspapers, magazines, and academic journals. Served on the State Republican Committee for Delaware and, with Robert Nelson, edited the Wilmington 'Advocate'. Provides one of only two journals of African-American women from the early 19th century, 'Give Us Each Day: The Diary of Alice Dunbar-Nelson' (1984). Dunbar House became the first state memorial to honor an African American and is operated by the National State Park Service. Married three times, but bisexual. | Poet, journalist, activist. Member of the 'Harlem Renaissance'. Noted for her book 'Violets and Other Tales' (1895). Activist for civil rights and women's rights. Columnist, with articles, essays and reviews appearing as well in newspapers, magazines, and academic journals. Served on the State Republican Committee for Delaware and, with Robert Nelson, edited the Wilmington 'Advocate'. Provides one of only two journals of African-American women from the early 19th century, 'Give Us Each Day: The Diary of Alice Dunbar-Nelson' (1984). Dunbar House became the first state memorial to honor an African American and is operated by the National State Park Service. Married three times, but bisexual. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:55, 6 July 2015
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1875 - 1935
Occupation
Poet
Description
Poet, journalist, activist. Member of the 'Harlem Renaissance'. Noted for her book 'Violets and Other Tales' (1895). Activist for civil rights and women's rights. Columnist, with articles, essays and reviews appearing as well in newspapers, magazines, and academic journals. Served on the State Republican Committee for Delaware and, with Robert Nelson, edited the Wilmington 'Advocate'. Provides one of only two journals of African-American women from the early 19th century, 'Give Us Each Day: The Diary of Alice Dunbar-Nelson' (1984). Dunbar House became the first state memorial to honor an African American and is operated by the National State Park Service. Married three times, but bisexual.
