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Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was born Lola Shirley Graham Jr. in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1896, as the only daughter among six children. Her father was an African Methodist Episcopal minister, her mother was European, and the family moved often. In June 1915, Shirley graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington.
Intersections: Recovering the Genius of Shirley Graham Du Bois 2020 Symposium. Follow. February 27-28, 2020. Locations: Conservatory Library, Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater, StudiOC, and the Hotel at Oberlin. Shirley Graham Du Bois was an Oberlin alumna, composer, playwright, biographer, nation builder, and activist. She was one of the first ...
Shirley Graham Du Bois foi escritora, musicista, dramaturga e ativista. Ela se casou com o líder dos direitos civis WEB Du Bois.
BIOGRAPHY. Shirley (Graham) Du Bois was born November 11th in Indianapolis, Indiana; this much is known. The exact year of her birth, however, has been uncertain. At various times in her life, she asserted the year to be 1896, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1906, and 1907.
Race Woman The Lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois. by Gerald Horne. Published by: NYU Press. Imprint: NYU Press
Shirley Graham was a phenomenal American award-winning author, playwright, composer and activist. Moved to Paris, France to study music composition at Sorbonne. Meeting Africans & Afro-Caribbean people in Paris introduced her to new music and cultures. Married to W.E.B Du Bois in 1951. She was 53, he was 83. They emigrated to Ghana.
She had two husbands, including author and activist W.E.B. du Bois. She and du Bois emigrated to Ghana in the 1960s but, after his death, a military coup forced her to move to Cairo, Egypt. In addition to her literature, she also composed a number of musical scores including an opera that premiered in Cleveland, OH, attracting 10,000 people on ...
