Arna Bontemps

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Arna Bontemps was an American poet, novelist, and librarian closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance and later the Chicago Black Renaissance, known for his influential contributions to African American literature and culture.

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Arna Bontemps canonical 2
Arna Wendell Bontemps 1

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instanceOf educator
librarian
literary historian
novelist
person
poet
awardReceived Guggenheim Fellowship
coAuthored Popo and Fifina
The Pasteboard Bandit
The Poetry of the Negro, 1746–1949
collaboratedWith Langston Hughes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1902-10-13
dateOfDeath 1973-06-04
educatedAt Pacific Union College
University of Chicago
employer Fisk University
Oakwood University
surface form: Oakwood Junior College
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
fieldOfWork African American history
African American literature
fullName Arna Bontemps self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arna Wendell Bontemps
genre children's literature
historical fiction
novel
poetry
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Chicago Black Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
notableFor contributions to African American literature
role in the Chicago Black Renaissance
role in the Harlem Renaissance
notableWork Black Thunder
Chariot in the Sky
God Sends Sunday
Sad-Faced Boy
The Fast Sooner Hound
The Story of the Negro
They Seek a City
occupation librarian
novelist
poet
teacher
placeOfBirth Alexandria, Louisiana
surface form: Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
placeOfDeath Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
positionHeld head librarian at Fisk University
librarian at Fisk University
religion Seventh-day Adventist Church
surface form: Seventh-day Adventism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

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Arna Bontemps fullName Arna Bontemps self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arna Wendell Bontemps