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Henry Dumas

1934–1968

United States

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Henry Dumas (July 20, 1934 – May 23, 1968) was an American writer and poet. He was called "an absolute genius" by Toni Morrison, who as a commissioning editor at Random House published posthumous collections of his poetry (Play Ebony, Play Ivory) and of his short stories (Ark of Bones), in 1974.

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