Bessie Woodson Yancey | |
|---|---|
| Born | May, 6 1882 |
| Died | January 11, 1958 (aged 75) West Virginia, US |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, Poet, Columnist, Activist |
| Notable work | Echoes from the Hills (1939) |
| Movement | Post-Harlem Renaissance Affrilachia |
| Relatives | Carter G. Woodson (brother) |
Bessie Woodson Yancey (May 1882 – 11 January 1958)[1] was an African-American poet, teacher, and activist,[1] whose only published poetry collection, 1939's Echoes from the Hills, was, according to Katherine Capshaw Smith, "perhaps the earliest example of Affrilachian children's literature."[2].
- ^ a b Black women of the Harlem Renaissance era. Lean'tin L. Bracks, Jessie Carney Smith. Lanham. 2014. ISBN 978-0-8108-8543-1. OCLC 894554745.
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