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Ellen Tarry

1906–2008

United States

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Ellen Tarry (September 26, 1906 – September 23, 2008) was an African-American journalist and author who figured in the Harlem Renaissance. Her Janie Belle (1940) was the first African-American picture book, and her other works include further literature for children and young adults as well as an autobiography.

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