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Yolande Du Bois | |
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 Yolande Du Bois Cullen in her wedding ensemble, from a 1928 publication | |
| Born | October 21, 1900 |
| Died | March 1961 |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Spouse | Countee Cullen |
| Children | 1 |
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Nina Yolande Du Bois (October 21, 1900 – March 1961), known as Yolande Du Bois, was an American teacher known for her involvement in the Harlem Renaissance. She was the daughter of W.E.B. Du Bois and the former Nina Gomer. Her father encouraged her marriage to Countee Cullen, a nationally known poet of the Harlem Renaissance. They divorced within two years. She married again and had a daughter, Du Bois's only grandchild. That marriage also ended in divorce.[1][2]
Du Bois graduated from Fisk University and later earned an MA from Columbia University. She worked as a teacher, primarily in Baltimore, Maryland.
- ^ Bolden, Tonya (2008). Up Close, W. E. B. Du Bois: A Twentieth-century Life. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-670-06302-4.
- ^ Jones, Jacqueline C. (2004). "Cullen–Du Bois Wedding". In Wintz, Cary D.; Finkelman, Paul (eds.). Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance: A–J. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-57958-457-3.