Julius Lester

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Julius_Lester

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Fisk_University
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Coretta_Scott_King_Award gptkb:Newbery_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate	1939-01-27
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:child	gptkb:David_Lester gptkb:Lyle_Lester gptkb:Malcolm_Lester gptkb:Rachel_Lester
gptkbp:deathDate	2018-01-18
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst
gptkbp:ethnicity	gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:children's_literature historical fiction nonfiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Julius Lester
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:The_Tales_of_Uncle_Remus gptkb:Day_of_Tears gptkb:To_Be_a_Slave
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:activist gptkb:musician gptkb:photographer gptkb:professor author
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Alison_Cunningham_Lester
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Tales_of_Uncle_Remus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5