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

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

Jean Genet

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1910 - April 15, 1986French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist and political activistHis novels include "The Thief's Journey", "Our...
Essayist Essays France French Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics Theater Theatre

Muriel Rukeyser

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1913 - February 12, 1980American poet and political activistAuthor of "The Book of the Dead", "The Life of Poetry" and "The Speed of D...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics

Tom Hayden

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1939 - October 23, 2016American political and social activist, author, politician and professorAuthor of "Radical Nomads: C. Wright M...
Author Chicago 7 Chicago Seven Jane Fonda Political Political Activist Politician Politics Professor Social Critic Social Reform Teach Teacher University Vietnam Vietnam War

Grace Paley

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1922 - August 22, 2007American short story writer, poet, teacher and political activistAuthor of "The Little Disturbances of Man", "En...
National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Political Activist Pulitzer Prize School Short Story Teach Teacher

Pearl Cleage

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1948 - African-American playwright, essayist, poet, novelist and political activistAuthor of "What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day"...
African American Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Oprah Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics Theater Theatre

Noam Chomsky

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1928 - American linguist, professor, philosopher, historian, political activist and social criticAuthor of over 150 books including "P...
Historian history Language Languages Linguist Philosopher Philosophy Political Political Activist Politics Professor Social Critic Teach Teacher University

Rewi Alley

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1897 - December 27, 1987New Zealand-born Chinese writer and political activistAuthor of "Yo Banfa", "Peking Opera" and "Walkabout: 5...
Author China Chinese Communism Communist New Zealand Political Political Activist Politics

Joseph P. Lash

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1909 - August 22, 1987American radical political activist, journalist and authorAuthor of "Eleanor and Franklin" (for which he won the...
Author Biographer Biography Churchill Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Journalism Journalist National Book Award News Political Political Activist Politics President Roosevelt Pulitzer Prize Roosevelt Winston Churchill

Dennis Brutus

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1924 - December 26, 2009South African activist, educator, journalist and poetAuthor of "Letters to Martha: And Other Poems from a Sou...
Activist Africa African Educator Journalist Poet Poetry Political Activist South Africa South African