Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Nella Larsen
Born: April 13, 1891
Died: March 30, 1964 (aged 72)
Bio: Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen, born Nellie Walker, was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance. Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, Quicksand and Passing, and a few short stories.
Known for:
- Passing (1929)
- Quicksand & Passing
- Quicksand (1928)
- The complete fiction of Nella Larsen