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Alice Dunbar Nelson (July 19, 1875 – September 18, 1935) was an American poet, journalist, and political activist. Among the first generation of African Americans born free in the Southern United States after the end of the American Civil War, she was one of the prominent African Americans involved in the artistic flourishing of the Harlem Renaissance.
Nelson might not examine actual lynchings in Mine Eyes Have Seen, but the effects of such acts are present after the characters must travel north: Their mother passes due to the abysmal atmosphere of the north, Dan is crippled while working in a factory, and Lucy lives with a limp and constant fear.
The official Delta Sigma Theta Hymn, written by Florence Cole Talbert and Alice Dunbar Nelson, was adopted in 1924. Its publication is The Delta. [5] Delta Sigma Theta's colors are crimson and cream, representing courage and purity. [6] [41] The sorority's symbol is Lady Fortitude. [41]
Young's aunt, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, a writer, activist and poet, greatly influenced Young to follow in her footsteps, and Young considered her to be an inspiration. [ 2 ] Young occasionally reminisced about her childhood home, describing it as a "wayside inn and an underground railroad for visiting Negroes and white literary friends, who wouldn ...
Ann Bradford Davis (May 3, 1926 – June 1, 2014) was an American actress. [1] [2] She achieved prominence for her role in the NBC situation comedy The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959), for which she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, but she was best known for playing the part of Alice Nelson, the housekeeper in ABC's The Brady Bunch (1969 ...
Alice Dunbar Nelson: 1892 Women's rights activist, poet, author and lecturer; wife of Paul Laurence Dunbar: Alfred Lloyd Norris: 1960 Bishop, United Methodist Church: Revius Ortique Jr. 1947 First African American to serve on the Louisiana State Supreme Court (now retired); member of the Dillard University Board of Trustees Brenda Marie Osbey: 1978
Karen Dunbar: b. 1971 Scottish Comedian, actor L [306] Alice Dunbar-Nelson: 1875–1935 American Poet, journalist, political activist B [307] Alan Duncan: b. 1957 English Member of Parliament G [308] Eric Duncan: b. 1977 Canadian Member of Parliament G [309] Isadora Duncan: 1887–1927 American Dancer B [310] Katie Duncan: b. 1988 New Zealand ...
Alice Dunbar-Nelson (attended 1907–1908) – poet, journalist, political activist, Harlem Renaissance influence; Jane Duran – Cuban-born poet, recipient of the Forward Poetry Prize (1995) and the Cholmondeley Award (2005) Barry Eisler (J.D. 1989) – author, novelist; Sarah Elbert (B.A 1965, M.A 1966, Ph.D. 1974) – scholar