Arna Wendell Bontemps (1902-10-13)October 13, 1902 Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Died
June 4, 1973(1973-06-04) (aged 71) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation
Poet
novelist
librarian
Education
Pacific Union College
Period
1924–1973
Arna Wendell Bontemps (/bɒnˈtɒm/bon-TOM[1]) (October 13, 1902 – June 4, 1973)[2] was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.
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^Wynn, Linda T. (1996). "Arnaud Wendell Bontemps (1902-1973)". Profiles of African Americans in Tennessee. Annual Local Conference on Afro-American Culture and History, Tennessee State University. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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