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Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens
Author / 1812 - 1870
Charles Dickens was the well-loved and prolific British author of numerous works that are now considered classics.
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Alain LeRoy Locke
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- Famous Academics
- Famous Teachers
Alain LeRoy Locke
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Journalist / 1886 - 1954
American educator, writer, and philosopher Alain LeRoy Locke is best remembered as the leader and chief interpreter of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Jacob Lawrence
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Virgoans
Jacob Lawrence
Academic, Painter / 1917 - 2000
Jacob Lawrence was an American painter, and the most widely acclaimed African-American artist of the 20th century. He is best known for his Migration Series.
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Nero
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Actors
Nero
Theater Actor, Musician, Political Leader, Emperor, Poet / 37 - 68
As Roman emperor, Nero’s reign was lavish and tyrannical. He killed his mother, persecuted Christians and is said to have "fiddled while Rome burned."
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Lois Mailou Jones
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- Famous Scorpios
Lois Mailou Jones
Educator, Painter / 1905 - 1998
Lois Mailou Jones was a painter whose works reflect a command of widely varied styles, from traditional landscape to African-themed abstraction.
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