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Opinion: Why Louise Jenkins Meriwether, the Black author and activist, should be a household name

Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion October 17, 2023

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The woman whose work helped usher in my lifelong dream of becoming an author died last week. Louise Jenkins Meriwether, born May 8, 1923, in Haverstraw, N.Y., was beloved by her more famous contemporaries and friends, including James Baldwin and Paule Marshall, and her masterful debut novel, “Daddy Was a Number Runner” (first published in 1970), sold more than 400,000 copies, the scholar Nellie Y. McKay wrote. Yet, unlike her peers Maya... + full article



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