Shirley Graham Du Bois
Musician, Author
1896 – 1977
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Who was Shirley Graham Du Bois?
Shirley Graham Du Bois was an American award-winning author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and other causes. In later life she married the noted thinker, writer, and activist W. E. B. Du Bois. With him, she became a citizen of Ghana in 1961 after they emigrated there. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes for her works.
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- Born
- Nov 11, 1896
United States of America - Also known as
- Shirley Graham
- Spouses
- W.E.B. Du Bois
(1951 - )
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Oberlin College
- Lived in
- Evansville
- Died
- Mar 27, 1977
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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