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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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 Junior College
linked to: Oakwood University
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
fieldOfWork African American history
African American literature
fullName Arna Wendell Bontemps
linked to: Arna 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, United States
placeOfDeath Nashville, Tennessee, United States
linked to: Nashville
positionHeld head librarian at Fisk University
librarian at Fisk University
religion Seventh-day Adventism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
linked to: Los Angeles

New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City

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Arna Bontemps fullName Arna Wendell Bontemps
linked to: Arna Bontemps
God Sends Sunday author Arna Bontemps
subject linked to: St. Louis Woman
St. Louis Woman literarySourceAuthor Arna Bontemps
St. Louis Woman (Broadway, 1946) sourceWorkAuthors Arna Bontemps and Countee Cullen
linked to: Arna Bontemps
Black Thunder author Arna Bontemps
God Sends Sunday author Arna Bontemps
God Sends Sunday writtenBy Arna Bontemps
Sad-Faced Boy author Arna Bontemps
The Story of the Negro author Arna Bontemps
Chariot in the Sky author Arna Bontemps
Chariot in the Sky writer Arna Bontemps
Chariot in the Sky hasCreator Arna Bontemps
Chariot in the Sky workOf Arna Bontemps
They Seek a City author Arna Bontemps
They Seek a City hasContributor Arna Bontemps
The Fast Sooner Hound author Arna Bontemps
The Fast Sooner Hound writer Arna Bontemps
Popo and Fifina author Arna Bontemps
The Pasteboard Bandit author Arna Bontemps
The Pasteboard Bandit coAuthor Arna Bontemps