Christian, Marcus Bruce, 1900-1976
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found: His Negro ironworkers in Louisiana, 1718-1900, 1972:t.p. (Marcus Christian)
found: LC in OCLC, 72-12-08(Christian, Marcus Bruce, b. 1900; d. 1976)
found: African American National Biography, accessed January 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Christian, Marcus Bruce; poet, historian, civil rights activist, college instructor; born 08 March 1900 in Houma, Louisiana, United States. He studied in the evening division of the New Orleans public school system (1920s); became director of the "Negro Unit" of the Federal Writer's Project (FWP) in Louisiana (1939); was awarded a Rosenwald fellowship (1943-1944). He became an assistant librarian at Dillard University (1940s) and later taught English and history at the University of New Orleans (1970s); was an instructor in history department, University of New Orleans, despite the fact that he never earned a high school degree. He died 21 November 1976 in New Orleans, United States)
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1985-12-30: new
2015-11-07: revised
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