Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Melvin B. Tolson

Born: February 6, 1898
Died: August 29, 1966 (aged 68)
Bio: Melvin Beaunorus Tolson was an American Modernist poet, educator, columnist, and politician. His work concentrated on the experience of African Americans and includes several long historical poems.
Known for:
- Harlem gallery (1965)
- A gallery of Harlem portraits
- The Harlem group of Negro writers (1940)
- Libretto for the Republic of Liberia (1953)
- Caviar and cabbage