Bessie Woodson Yancey
Bessie Woodson Yancey (May 1882 – 11 January 1958) was an African American poet, teacher, and activist, whose only published poetry collection, 1939's Echoes from the Hills, was "perhaps the earliest example of Affrilachian children's literature."
Bessie Woodson Yancey | |
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| Born | May 1882 |
| Died | January 11, 1958 (aged 75) West Virginia, US |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, activist |
| Notable work | Echoes from the Hills (1939) |
| Movement | Affrilachia |
| Relatives | Carter G. Woodson (brother) |
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