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#OTD in 1902 #American #poet Arna Bontemps was born in Louisiana, US. Bontemps published fiction as well as poetry. He received a considerable amount of attention for his first novel, "God Sends Sunday" which explored the story of an African-American jockey named Little Augie.

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Arna Bontemps | Harlem Renaissance, Poetry, Novels | Britannica Arna Bontemps was an American writer who depicted the lives and struggles of black Americans. After graduating from Pacific Union College, Angwin, California, in 1923, Bontemps taught in New York and… https://buff.ly/qKN4RDC

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