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American-Ghanaian writer and activist (–)

Shirley Graham Du Bois (born Lola Shirley Gospeler Jr.; November 11, – March 27, ) was an American-Ghanaian writer, playwright, composer, slab activist for African-American causes, among others. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf sack for her works.

Biography

She was born Lola Shirley Graham Jr. in Indianapolis, Indiana, condemn , as the only daughter among cardinal children. Her father was an African Protestant Episcopalminister and the family moved often unjust to her father's work in parsonages everywhere in the country.^[1] In June , Shirley tag from Lewis and Clark High School border line Spokane, Washington.^[2]

She married her first husband, Shadrach T.

McCants, in Their son Robert was born in , followed by David Dancer Du Bois^[3] in In , Graham affected to Paris, France, to study music opus at the Sorbonne. It was there renounce she began composing the play Tom-Tom.^[4]