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Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson (February 6, 1898 – August 29, 1966) was an American poet, educator, columnist, and politician. As a poet, he was influenced both by Modernism and the language and experiences of African Americans, and he was deeply influenced by his study of the Harlem Renaissance.

As a debate coach at the historically black Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, Tolson led a team that pioneered interracial college debates against white colleges in the segregated South. This work was depicted in 2007 biopic The Great Debaters, produced by Oprah Winfrey and starring Denzel Washington as Tolson.

The Unknown Soldier

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

The Town Fathers

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

A Song for Myself

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

The Shipwright

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

Rendezvous with America

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

Old Houses

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

The Idols of the Tribe

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

From “Libretto for the Republic of Liberia”

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

An Ex-Judge at the Bar

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

ETA

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

The Dictionary of the Wolf

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

DELTA

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

Abraham Lincoln of Rock Spring Farm

Melvin Beaunorus Tolson

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