1. Ralph Ellison
... to murder, was published in 1940. Wright left the Communist party in 1944 and later contributed to The God That Failed (1950), a book of essays by former Communists disillusioned with the party. (Microsoft Encarta) Wright encouraged Ellison to pursue a literary career and served as his mentor. Between the years of ... 1938 and 1941, Ellison began to write by contributing essays and reviews to the New Masses and other radical periodicals. Between the years of 1939-1944, he published eight short stories, which he did not ... career, he lectured at many colleges and universities on the sub...
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