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Robert Hayden
American writer and academic (1913-1980) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 66
Robert Hayden was an American poet, essayist, and educator. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1978, a role today known as U.S. Poet Laureate. He was the first African-American writer to hold the office.
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Lived 1913 to 1980 · aged 66
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