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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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