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Ralph Ellison

WRITER Mar 1, 1913 - Apr 16, 1994

KNOWN FOR

His modernist novel Invisible Man, essays in Shadow and Act, Going to the Territory

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Ralph Ellison: An American Journey (Feb 2002)Directed by Avon Kirkland

Written Features

Ralph Ellison quotes on identity and humanity

Ralph Ellison

Classroom Resources: Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison brought onto the scene a new kind of Black protagonist

Ralph Ellison’s life and career timeline

Avon Kirkland

Filmmaker Interview with Avon Kirkland, director of “Ralph Ellison: An American Journey”

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