Sterling Allen Brown
Writer, Author
1901 – 1989
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Who was Sterling Allen Brown?
Sterling Allen Brown was an African-American professor, author of works on folklore, poet and literary critic. He studied chiefly black culture of the Southern United States and was a full professor at Howard University for most of his career. He also had visiting professor stints at several other institutions, including Vassar College, New York University, Atlanta University, and Yale University.
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- Born
- May 1, 1901
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- Sterling A. Brown
- Sterling Brown
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Williams College
- Master of Arts, Harvard University
( - 1923) - Dunbar High School
- Employment
- Howard University
- Lived in
- Washington, D.C.
- Takoma Park
(1979 - 1989/01/13)
- Died
- Jan 13, 1989
Takoma Park
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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