Literary Library

Frank Marshall Davis

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1905 - July 16, 1987African-American journalist, poet, political & labor movement activist, editor and businessmanAuthor of "Black...
African American African American History Business Businessman Editor Journalism Journalist Labor Activist Poem Poems Poetry Political Political Activist Politics

Courtney E. Martin

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1979 - American feminist, author, speaker and political activistAuthor of "Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Nor...
Activist Author Feminism Feminist Political Political Activist Politics Public Speaker Speech

Joel T. Headley

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1814 - December 30, 1897American clergyman, historian, author, newspaper editor, adventurer and politicianAuthor of "Napolean and His...
Adventure Author Clergy Clergyman Editor Historian history News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers Political Politics Secretary of State

Reihan Salam

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1979 - Conservative American political commentator, columnist, author and editorAuthor of "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win t...
Author Civil War Columnist Commentator Conservative Editor Political Political Commentator Politics Republican

Ezra Meeker

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1830 - December 3, 1928American pioneer, mayor, postmaster and authorAuthor of "Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains", ...
American West Author Cascade Mountains Government Government Official Mail Mayor Oregan Trail Oregon Oregon Trail Pioneer Political Politics Postmaster US Mail USPS Washington State

Ernesto Zedillo

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1951 - Mexican economist, politician and former President of MexicoAuthor of "2nd State of the Nation Report: A New Phase for Mexico"...
Mexican Mexico Political Politician Politics President

Cokie Roberts

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1943 - September 17, 2019American journalist, political reporter & analyst and authorAuthor of "Founding Mothers: The Women Who R...
Analyst Journalism Journalist News News Anchor News Correspondent Political Political Reporter Politics Reporter TV

Chris Abani

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1966 -Nigerian-American novelist, poet and professorAuthor of "Graceland", "Becoming Abigail" and "The Secret History of Las Vegas"Wa...
Nigeria Nigerian Nigerian-American Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Professor University

Robert Morss Lovett

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1870 - February 8, 1956American academic, writer, editor, political activist and government officialAuthor of "The History of English...
Academic Communism Communist Editor Government Government Official Political Political Activist Politics Writer

John Gruelle

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1880 - January 9, 1938American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comic book author, illustrator and storytellerBest k...
Art Artist Cartoonist Cartoons Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Comic Book Writer Comic Books Comics Illustrator Political Political Cartoonist Politics Raggedy Andy Raggedy Ann Storyteller

Sir Benjamin Disraeli

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1804 - April 19, 1881British-Jewish statesman, conservative politician and novelistServed as Prime Minister of England first in 1868 ...
British Conservative England English Great Britain Jewish Jews Novel Novelist Political Politician Politics Prime Minister Statesman

Edip Yuksel

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1957 - Kurdish-American activist and writer of books on religion, politics, philosophy and lawAuthor of 20 books including "Manifesto...
Activist Islam Islamic Kurd Kurdish Kurds Law Lawyer Nonfiction Philosopher Philosophy Political Politics Quran Religion Religious Writer