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Sterling Allen Brown
Sterling Allen Brown was a black professor, folklorist, poet, literary critic, and first Poet Laureate of the District of Columbia. He chiefly studied black culture of the Southern United States and was a full professor at Howard University for most of his career. He was a visiting professor at several other notable institutions, including Vassar College, New York University, Atlanta University, and Yale University.
Born1 May 1901, Washington D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesSterling A. Brown
EducationMaster's degree
Alma materDunbar High School, Williams College, Harvard University
EmployerHoward University
Known forPoetry
Spouse(s)Daisy Turnbull
ChildrenJohn Dennis
Parent(s)Adelaide Allen and Sterling Nelson Brown

About Sterling Allen Brown

Poet Sterling Allen Brown was born in Washington, DC, United States on May 1, 1901. He dies at the age of 87, on January 13, 1989.

He is best known for poetry collections such as Southern Road and The Last Ride of Wild Bill. He was an African-American poet and author of the twentieth century. Negro Poetry and The Negro Caravan are two of his literary critique books.

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Sterling Allen Brown before becoming famous

Sterling Allen Brown was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1901 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Ox (牛).

His father, a former slave, was a professor at Howard University's Divinity School. Sterling Brown was born on the Howard University campus and went on to Williams College and Harvard University to further his education.

Achievement of Sterling Allen Brown

The African-American musical genres of jazz and blues affected his poems.

Sterling Allen Brown's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1927, he married Daisy Turnbull. Following that, he and Turnbull adopted two children.

Sterling Allen Brown Collabed with

Novelist Toni Morrison, the author, was one of his students.

Sterling Allen Brown Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Sterling Allen Brown updated on March 20 2023.