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Person Detail: Gwendolyn Bennett
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| Full Name: Gwendolyn Bennett | ||
| Biography: (1902-1981) Poet. Gwendolyn Bennett was born in Giddings, Texas, and later moved with her family to Brooklyn, New York. She was an important contributor to the Harlem Renaissance. She wrote a column, "The Ebony Flute," published in the periodical "Opportunity." |
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| 1902 |
(Unknown) County Gwendolyn B. Bennet was born in Giddings, Texas, in 1902. |
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| 1918 |
Kings County Gwendolyn Bennett moved with her father to Brooklyn, New York, where she attended Brooklyn's Girls' High from 1918 until 1921. |
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| 1924 |
Kings County Gwendolyn Bennett graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, in 1924. |
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| 1923 |
(Unknown) County Heritage Poem published in "Crisis" and in "Opportunity." |
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| 1981 |
(Unknown) County Gwendolyn Bennett died in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1981. |
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| 1926 |
(Unknown) County Wedding Day Short story published in "Fire!". |
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| 1927 |
(Unknown) County Tokens Short story published in "Ebony" & "Topaz." |
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| 1923 |
(Unknown) County Nocturne Poem published in "Crisis." |
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| 1924 |
(Unknown) County To Usward Poem published in "Crisis" and "Opportunity." |
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| 1934 |
(Unknown) County Epitaph (Pub: Opportunity ISBN: ) Poem. |
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| 1926 |
(Unknown) County Dirge (Pub: Palms. ISBN: ) Poem. |
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| 1926 |
(Unknown) County Dear Things (Pub: Palms. ISBN: ) Poem. |
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| 1925 |
(Unknown) County On A Birthday (Pub: Opportunity. ISBN: ) Poem. |
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| 1926 |
(Unknown) County Street Lamps In Early Spring (Pub: Opportunity. ISBN: ) Poem. |
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New York County Gwendolyn Bennett studied at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York. |
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