Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Person
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Melvin_B._Tolson
|
| gptkbp:alma_mater |
gptkb:Lincoln_University
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Howard_University
gptkb:The_National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People The Black Arts Movement. The Harlem Renaissance. |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:award
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| gptkbp:birth_date |
1898-04-06
|
| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Macon,_Missouri
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Melvin_B._Tolson_III
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Encouraged young African American writers.
Fostered cultural pride. Participated in civil rights activism. Promoted African American literature. |
| gptkbp:death_date |
1966-04-29
|
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:High_School
gptkb:poet |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Melvin B. Tolson Jr.
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkb:Paul_Laurence_Dunbar |
| gptkbp:known_for |
Advocacy for African American rights
Teaching and mentoring students. Writing about social issues. |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on future generations of poets.
Commemorated in educational institutions. Cultural impact on the African American community. Honored in various literary circles. Influence on African American studies. Influence on contemporary African American poets. Inspiration for civil rights activists. Recognition in African American literature. Recognition in poetry anthologies. |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
|
| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
First African American to serve as a professor at a predominantly white university in Texas.
|
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Harlem_Renaissance
gptkb:Dark_Symphony |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Educational_Institution
gptkb:poet |
| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Mary Tolson
|