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Louise Meriwether
American novelist (1923-2023) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 100
Louise Meriwether was an American novelist, essayist, journalist and activist, as well as a writer of biographies of historically important African Americans for children.
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About this person
She is best known for her first novel, Daddy Was a Number Runner (1970), which draws on autobiographical elements about growing up in Harlem, New York City, during the Depression and in the era after the Harlem Renaissance.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2023 · aged 100
