Tolson, Melvin B., 1898-1966
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Name (Latin)
Tolson, Melvin B., 1898-1966
Other forms of name
Tolson, M. B. (Melvin Beaunorus), 1898-1966
Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus, 1898-1966
Tolson, Melvin B., 1900-1966
Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus
Tolson, Melvin B. (Melvin Beaunorus)
Date of birth
1898-02-06
Date of death
1966-08-29
Associated country
United States
Occupation
College teachers
Essayists
Poets
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 2/6/1900, d. 8/29/66
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Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed September 16, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus; educator, essayist, poet; born 06 February 1900 in Moberly, Missouri, United States; bachelor of arts degree in Journalism and Theology, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania (1923); instructor of English and speech, African American college, Marshall, Texas (1923); master of arts degree in comparative literature, Columbia University; coached the debate team, Wiley College, to a ten-year winning streak that included victories over champion teams from Oxford University and the University of Southern California; remained at Wiley (until 1947); professor of English and drama, Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma; accepted the Avalon Chair in Humanities at Tuskegee Institute; died 29 August 1966 in Dallas, Texas, United States)
- Caviar and cabbage, 1982:t.p. (Melvin B. Tolson)
- Harlem gallery, 1965- :bk. 1, t.p. (M.B. Tolson) jkt. (Melvin Beaunorus Tolson; b. Feb. 6, 1900, Moberly, Mo.; educated at Fisk, Lincoln, and Columbia universities; director of the Dust Bowl Theater at Langston Univ., and prof. of creative literature; served four terms as mayor of Langston, Okla.)
- Information from 678 converted Dec. 16, 2014(b. 2/6/1900, d. 8/29/66)
- ancestry.com, 8 Feb. 2020(Melvin Tolson; Melvin Beaunorus Tolson; tombstone reads: Melvin B. Tolson / 4 Feb. 1900 / 28 Aug. 1966; 1900 census of Howard Co., Missouri: Melvin Tolson, b. Feb. 1898 in Missouri, age: 2; WWI draft card dated 9/12/18: Melvin Beaunorus Tolson / b. 6 Feb. 1898 / age: 20; death certificate: d. 28 Aug. 1966 in Dallas, TX / b. 6 Feb. 1900 in Mississippi)
- His Caviar and cabbage, 1982:t.p. (Melvin B. Tolson)
- Farnsworth, R. M. Melvin B. Tolson, 1898-1966(1974, p. 7 : Melvin B. Tolson; discrepancies of dates and places in Tolson's memories of his youth; Howard County, Mo., census and Lincoln University records list birthdate as 1898)
Wikipedia description:
Melvin Beaunorus Tolson (February 6, 1898 – August 29, 1966) was an American poet, educator, columnist, and politician. As a poet, he was influenced both by Modernism and the language and experiences of African Americans, and he was deeply influenced by his study of the Harlem Renaissance. As a debate coach at the historically black Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, Tolson led a team that pioneered interracial college debates against white colleges in the segregated South. This work was depicted in the 2007 biopic The Great Debaters, produced by Oprah Winfrey, starring and directed by Denzel Washington as Tolson.
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