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Date of Birth
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11-November-1896
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Place of Birth
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United States of America
(Americas, DVD Region 1, United States, with Territories, Lacks Family Cemetery )
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Shirley Graham
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Profession
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Composer, Musician, Writer
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Shirley Graham Du Bois was an American award-winning author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and other causes. In later life she married the noted thinker, writer, and activist W. E. B. Du Bois. With him, she became a citizen of Ghana in 1961 after they emigrated there. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes for her works.
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