Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Author
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Boston_University
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| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts_Fellowship
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1907-06-02
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Cedar_Grove_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:children |
1
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Challenging stereotypes
Documenting_the_African_American_experience Promoting_African_American_voices |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1998-08-16
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| gptkbp:firstPublished |
The Living Is Easy (1948)
The Wedding (1995) |
| gptkbp:genre |
Fiction
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dorothy West
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:The_Civil_Rights_Movement
The Great Migration The_Harlem_Renaissance's_cultural_explosion |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:W.E.B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Langston_Hughes gptkb:Richard_Wright gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston gptkb:James_Weldon_Johnson |
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
Social justice
Feminism African_American_culture |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
Civil rights activism
Literary criticism Community organizing Literary festivals Public speaking engagements Cultural commentary Writing workshops Mentoring young writers Advocacy for arts funding Promotion_of_African_American_literature |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Exploring themes of race and class
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| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Cultural_icon_of_the_Harlem_Renaissance
Advocate for racial equality in literature Recognition_in_literary_circles Pioneer_for_African_American_women_writers Influence_on_contemporary_African_American_literature |
| gptkbp:members |
gptkb:The_Harlem_Writers_Guild
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| gptkbp:nationality |
American
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Wedding
The Living Is Easy |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Writer
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| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:New_Bedford,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:William_H._West
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| gptkbp:website |
dorothywest.com
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