Julius Lester
American author, photographer and educator. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Born | Julius Bernard Lester (1939-01-27)January 27, 1939 |
Died | January 18, 2018(2018-01-18) (aged 78) Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | Fisk University (BA) |
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Spouses | Joan Steinau
(m. 1962; div. 1970)Alida Carolyn Fechner
(m. 1979; div. 1991)Milan Sabatini (m. 1995) |
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