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was born on 1902 and was raised in Mississippi
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Was raised by his grandmother most of his life
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Wrote his first African american poem
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His dad and mom split apart and dad moved to mexico in 1926
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Visted new york for stiman Medal
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He moved to Europe to work as a seaman in 1927
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His poem carer started to grow a lot of people were starting to know him
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Edited the anthologies
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He died May 22,1967
