Julius Lester | |
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 Portrait from the first edition of To Be a Slave (1968) (photo by David Gahr) | |
| Born | Julius Bernard Lester January 27, 1939 |
| Died | January 18, 2018 (aged 78) Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Fisk University (BA) |
| Occupations | |
| Spouses | Joan Steinau
(m. 1962; div. 1970)Alida Carolyn Fechner
(m. 1979; div. 1991)Milan Sabatini (m. 1995) |
Julius Bernard Lester (January 27, 1939 – January 18, 2018) was an American writer of books for children and adults[1] and an academic who taught for 32 years (1971–2003) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lester was also a civil rights activist, a photographer,[2] and a musician who recorded two albums of folk music and original songs.[3]
- ^ "Search results for 'Julius Lester'". WorldCat (worldcat.org). Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ Julius Lester at Profotos.com.
- ^ "Julius Lester, Beloved Author, Activist And Scholar, Dies At 78". Forward. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.