Quote of the day
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can.
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