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Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen (born Countee LeRoy Porter; May 30, 1903 – January 9, 1946) was an American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance.

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Born 30 May 1903
Died 9 January 1946

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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

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  • Cover of: On these I stand: an anthology of the best poems of Countee Cullen

    First published in 1966 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Color (American Negro : His History & Literature Series, No 3)

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  • Cover of: The Medea and some poems

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  • Cover of: My Soul's High Song: The Collected Writings of Countee Cullen, Voice of the Harlem Renaissance

    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Poetry of Countee Cullen (Swc 1400)

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  • Cover of: To Make a Poet Black: The Best Poems of Countee Cullen (Cdl 51400)

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  • Cover of: Caroling dusk: an anthology of verse by negro poets

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  • Cover of: The Lost Zoo / Christopher Cat and Countee Cullen

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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Born 30 May 1903
Died 9 January 1946

Subjects

American poetry, Poetry, African Americans, African American authors, Fiction, American literature, Drama, History, short story, Classic Literature, Union, hanging, American Civil War, American drama, Confederacy, Harlem Renaissance, Juvenile audience, Juvenile poetry, Literary collections, Literature, United States Civil War, civil war, Afro-Americans, American Horror tales, Brothers and sisters

Places

Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, United States, Mallard residence, Massachusetts, Missouri, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, England, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Saint Louis, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, kingdom by the sea, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), N.Y.) Harlem (New York, New England, Saint Louis (Mo.), Salem Village

People

Peyton Farquhar, Amanda Wingfield, Brently Mallard, Devil, Ethelred, Jim O'Connor, Josephine, Laura Wingfield, Louise Mallard, Madeline Usher, Richards, Roderick Usher, Tom Wingfield, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Annabel Lee, Arthur Miller (1915-), Aylmer, Betty Parris, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs

Time

1861-65, 19th century, 1861-1865, American Civil War, 1692, 20th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1600s, Civil War, December, carnival

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June 5, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner Fill in bio
August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import