"…in talking it over with Negroes, I find that the tale is so old and so well known that it is almost folklore. It has many variations: sometimes it is the woman’s brother, husband, son, lover, preacher, beloved master, or even her father, mother, sister, or daughter who is killed. A Negro sociologist tells me that there are literally hundred of these stories. Anyone could have written it up at any time."
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Novelists from the United StatesShort story writers from the United StatesAfrican AmericansLibrarians from the United StatesNurses from the United States
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On the similarity of her story “The Sanctuary” to another writer’s work (as quoted in “Passing Through” in Lapham’s Quarterly; 2015 Apr 3)
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Nella Larsen
Nella Larsen (April 13, 1891–March 30, 1964) was a nurse, librarian and novelist during the Harlem Renaissance.
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