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Born	August 16, 1902 • Salt Lake City • Utah
Died	December 22, 1934 (aged 32) • New York City • New York
Notable Works	“Infants of the Spring” • “The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life”
Movement / Style	Harlem Renaissance

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