Arna Wendell Bontemps
1902 - 1973
At this site lived Arna W. Bontemps, one of the most prolific contributors to the Harlem or Negro Renaissance. From 1943 to 1965, Bontemps, an award-winning poet, playwright, novelist, biographer, historian, editor, and author of children's books, was head librarian of Fisk University. During his tenure, the Fisk University Library became a rich repository for the study of African-American culture and history.
Marker is at the intersection of Dr DB Todd Jr Blvd and Morena Street, on the left when traveling north on Dr DB Todd Jr Blvd.
Courtesy hmdb.org
