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May 30, 1981 (78 years old)
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Cancer
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Gwendolyn B. Bennett
Gwendolyn B. Bennett is an American artist, writer and journalist who contributed to Opportunity: Black Life Magazine, which documents cultural advances during the Harlem Renaissance. Though often overlooked, she herself has made significant achievements in the fields of art, poetry and prose. She is probably best known for her short story "The Wedding Day", which was featured in Fire !! and explore how gender, race, and class dynamics shape racial relationships. Bennett was a devoted and resilient woman who was known to have a strong influence on the rights of African American women during the Harlem Renaissance. Throughout his dedication and perseverance, Bennett has advanced in women's literature and education.
BornJuly 8, 1902, Giddings, Texas
DiedMay 30, 1981 (aged 78), Reading, Pennsylvania
OccupationWriter, poet, artist
Alma materColumbia University, Pratt Institute
PeriodHarlem Renaissance
Notable works"To a Dark Girl"
SpouseAlbert Joseph Jackson (1927–19, dissolved), Richard Crosscup (1940–1980, his death)

About Gwendolyn B. Bennett

Poet Gwendolyn B. Bennett was born on July 8, 1902 in Texas, United States (She dies at the age of 78, on May 30, 1981).

She was an African-American author and a key participant in the Harlem Renaissance, and she wrote the classic short story Wedding Day in 1926. Street Lamps in Early Spring and Moon Tonight are two of her poetry.

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Gwendolyn B. Bennett before becoming famous

Gwendolyn B. Bennett was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1902 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She was born in Texas and spent part of her childhood on the Paiute Reservation in Nevada, where her parents worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs as teachers.

Achievement of Gwendolyn B. Bennett

She worked as an editor and columnist for the Opportunity magazine in New York.

Gwendolyn B. Bennett's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1927, she married Albert Jackson. She married Richard Crosscup after her first husband died, despite the fact that their interracial marriage was frowned upon by society.

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Poet Langston Hughes considered her a Harlem Renaissance peer.

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Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967)

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Gwendolyn B. Bennett Income & Net worth

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