Gerald Early

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1952 –

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Who is Gerald Early?

Gerald Lyn Early is an American essayist and American culture critic. He is currently the Merle Kling Professor of Modern letters, of English, African studies, African American studies, American culture studies, and Director, Center for Joint Projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

He also served as a consultant on Ken Burns' documentary films Baseball, Jazz, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, and The War. He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio's Fresh Air. His essays have appeared in numerous editions of Best American Essays series. He writes on topics as diverse as American literature, the Korean War, African American culture, Afro-American autobiography, non-fiction prose, baseball, jazz, prizefighting, Motown, Miles Davis, Muhammad Ali and Sammy Davis Jr.

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Born
Apr 21, 1952
Philadelphia
Also known as
  • Gerald L. Early
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Cornell University
Employment
  • Washington University in St. Louis
Lived in
  • Philadelphia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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