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American poet, educator and politician (1898–1966)
Melvin Beaunorus Tolson (February 6, 1898 – August 29, 1966) was an American poet, educator, columnist, and politician. As a poet, he was influenced both
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University of Oxford Max Tolson (born 1945), Australian football (soccer) forward Melvin B. Tolson (1900–1966), American writer Neil Tolson (born 1973), English
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should not be taken categorically." Michelle Toumayants, describing Melvin B. Tolson's use of a mass of proverbs occupying 84 lines of the text of his poetic
The_quick_and_the_dead
American debater and social worker (1912–2008)
Washington, who directed the film, to also play her team's coach, Melvin B. Tolson, which he did. Bell died on February 27, 2008, aged 95. She is buried
Henrietta_Bell_Wells
2007 film by Denzel Washington
a true story, the plot revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson at Wiley College, a historically black college related to the Methodist
The_Great_Debaters
American author and academic (1929–2022)
about prominent literary figures and civil rights activists including Melvin B. Tolson and Leon Jordan. Farnsworth was born in 1929 in Detroit, Michigan.
Robert_M._Farnsworth
American actress
and in 2007 she appeared opposite Denzel Washington as the wife of Melvin B. Tolson in the biographical film The Great Debaters. List of Afro-Latinos McCann
Gina_Ravera
Private historically black college in Marshall, Texas
The college is known for its debate team. Over a 15-year period, Melvin B. Tolson's debate teams lost only 1 of 75 debates. Wiley's debate team competed
Wiley_University
to be the breakthrough in his career. He starred as Private First Class Melvin Peterson in the drama A Soldier's Story (1984). The film was an adaptation
Denzel Washington on screen and stage
Denzel_Washington_on_screen_and_stage
Roscoe Lee Browne, Robert L. Carter, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Kwame Nkrumah, and Melvin B. Tolson. "List of HBCUs -- White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges
List of Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni
List_of_Lincoln_University_(Pennsylvania)_alumni
Name list
children's fiction Melvin Frank (1913–1988), American screenwriter and film director Melvin B. Tolson (1898–1966), American modernist poet Melvin Belli (1907–1996)
Melvin
James Harper Starr, politician Y. A. Tittle, football Hall of Famer Melvin B. Tolson, author, poet, and politician Isaac Van Zandt, statesman of both Republic
List of people from Marshall, Texas
List_of_people_from_Marshall,_Texas
1939 film by Victor Fleming
on every wish of Scarlett". Similarly, the black poet and educator Melvin B. Tolson wrote that while, "Birth of a Nation was such a barefaced lie that
Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
literature at Leeds and Oxford, featured in the 2019 film Tolkien Melvin B. Tolson, debating coach and teacher who was featured in 2007 film The Great
List of teachers portrayed in films
List_of_teachers_portrayed_in_films
Poem by Claude McKay
attribution to the US Congress and later during The Blitz in World War II. Melvin B. Tolson wrote in a review of McKay's anthologized poetry that "[d]uring the
If_We_Must_Die
Officially appointed poet
laureate for the Republic of Liberia have included Roland T. Dempster, Melvin B. Tolson (1947), and Patricia Jabbeh Wesley. Libya-born Callimachus was appointed
Poet_laureate
American poet (1914– 2000)
which published many leading African-American writers, among them Melvin Tolson, Sonia Sanchez, Audre Lorde, Gwendolyn Brooks, Etheridge Knight, Margaret
Dudley_Randall
Month of 1966
convicted of conspiracy to assassinate President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Melvin B. Tolson, 68, American poet The United States Senate, by voice vote, approved
August_1966
City In Texas, United States
and Bishop, were thriving intellectual and cultural centers. Writer Melvin B. Tolson, who was part of the Harlem Renaissance, taught at Wiley College. Painter
Marshall,_Texas
American sociologist (1933–2024)
established in the United States. One of Hare's professors was the poet Melvin B. Tolson, whose teaching style would be portrayed in The Great Debaters. Graduating
Nathan_Hare
Historically black university in Pennsylvania, US
Robert Walter Johnson, tennis coach of Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe; Melvin B. Tolson, teacher and coach of the Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, debate team
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
Lincoln_University_(Pennsylvania)
Poet traditionally held to represent a certain national culture
Facts and History and History". 21 April 2020. "Robert M. Farnsworth - Melvin B. Tolson : Revisited". Flashpoint Magazine. Rothenberg, Jerome; Joris, Pierre;
National_poet
1924 book by Walter White
Jazz Age (1st ed.). New York: H. Holt. p. 211. ISBN 0805071458. Tolson. "Melvin B. Tolson - Walter White - Fire in the Flint". www.flashpointmag.com. The
The_Fire_in_the_Flint
American civil rights activist (1912–1982)
students at Wiley College. While there he was mentored by professor Melvin B. Tolson, who encouraged students to challenge racial discrimination. In 1936
Heman_Marion_Sweatt
National occurrence of competitive debate
The Great Debaters is about the Wiley College debate team coached by Melvin B. Tolson. The 2017 young-adult novel Dear Martin, by Nic Stone, follows the
Competitive debate in the United States
Competitive_debate_in_the_United_States
Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Herman Boone and Melvin B. Tolson. Washington also later won an Academy Award for his role in the film
History of St. Mary's College of Maryland
History_of_St._Mary's_College_of_Maryland
Historically Black college in Langston, Oklahoma, US
and American consul-general to Haiti. Poet Melvin B. Tolson taught at Langston from 1947 until 1964. Tolson was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the film
Langston_University
Robinson Jeffers -- Philip Larkin -- Wallace Stevens -- Louise Bogan -- Melvin B. Tolson -- Laura (Riding) Jackson -- Ogden Nash -- W. H. Auden -- Louis MacNeice
Poetry_Speaks_Expanded
Mage A. E. Waite – The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts February 6 – Melvin B. Tolson, African-American modernist poet (died 1966) February 10 Bertolt Brecht
1898_in_literature
American poet (born 1934)
associate Wright with the African-American poets Robert Hayden and Melvin B. Tolson, due to his complexity of theme and language, as well as his work's
Jay_Wright_(poet)
Wallace Thurman (1902–1934) Ruth D. Todd (1878–?) Lynn Toler (born 1959) Melvin B. Tolson (1898–1966) Jean Toomer (1894–1967) Touré (born 1971), journalist Askia
List of African-American writers
List_of_African-American_writers
American FBI agent (1903–1960)
Melvin Horace Purvis II (October 24, 1903 – February 29, 1960) was an FBI agent who was instrumental in capturing bank robbers John Dillinger and Pretty
Melvin_Purvis
City in Randolph County, Missouri, United States
General Authority Luann Ridgeway, politician Elizabeth Seifert, author Melvin B. Tolson, poet and professor at Wiley College, poet laureate of Liberia Missouri
Moberly,_Missouri
Tillinghast (born 1940) Lydia H. Tilton (1839–1915) Henry Timrod (1828–1867) Melvin B. Tolson (1898–1966) Lee Tonouchi (born c. 1972) Nick Tosches (1949–2019) Tony
List of poets from the United States
List_of_poets_from_the_United_States
author, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; creator of gonzo journalism Melvin B. Tolson (M.A.) – Liberian Poet Laureate; central character (played by Denzel
List of Columbia University alumni and attendees
List_of_Columbia_University_alumni_and_attendees
Form of direct action
longer enforced its discriminatory policy. With the encouragement of Melvin B. Tolson and Farmer, students from Wiley and Bishop Colleges organized the first
Sit-in
Beatrix Lucia Catherine Tollemache (1840–1926, E) Francis Tolson (died 1745, E) Melvin B. Tolson (1898–1966, US) Charles Tomlinson (1927–2015, E) Jean Toomer
List of English-language poets
List_of_English-language_poets
American civil rights activist (1920–1999)
Methodist Church. Farmer was selected as a member of the debate team. Melvin B. Tolson, a professor of English, became his mentor. At the age of 21, Farmer
James_Farmer
Tollefsen (1897–1973, Norway, p) Ernst Toller (1893–1939, Germany/US, d) Melvin B. Tolson (1898–1966, UK, p/nf) Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817–1875, Russian
List_of_writers_by_name:_T
Calendar year
McGill, American journalist and editorialist (d.1969) February 6 – Melvin B. Tolson, American poet, educator, columnist, and politician (d. 1966) February
1898
Chef to U.S. President Lyndon Johnson
Economics. At Wiley, Wright took classes from professor and activist Melvin B. Tolson, who inspired her to become engaged with the civil rights movement
Zephyr_Wright
graduates of Wiley College, inspired by the teachings of Wiley professor Melvin B. Tolson, helped to dismantle Jim Crow at the county, state, and national levels
History_of_Marshall,_Texas
and published in the United States Eleanor Ross Taylor, Late Leisure Melvin B. Tolson, Harlem Gallery: And Other Poems (University Press of Virginia); a
1999_in_poetry
American physician
historically black college in Pennsylvania. He was a classmate of Melvin B. Tolson. Johnson played college football as a halfback at Lincoln and was captain
Robert_Walter_Johnson
poet Nick Toczek (born 1950), English writer, poet and broadcaster Melvin B. Tolson (1898–1966), US Modernist poet, educator and columnist Charles Tomlinson
List_of_poets
Teo | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". "B R Ambedkar: Resurgence of an icon". BusinessLine. April 8, 2016. Welkos, Robert
List of biographical films of the 2000s
List_of_biographical_films_of_the_2000s
French Canadian dubbing actor
Américain) (2007): Frank Lucas The Great Debaters (Le Grand Débat) (2007): Melvin B. Tolson The Book of Eli (Le Livre d'Eli) (2010): Eli Safe House (Sécurité rapprochée)
Jean-Luc_Montminy
(died 1971) February 5 – Sidney Fields, actor (died 1975) February 6 – Melvin B. Tolson, African American Modernist poet, educator, columnist, trade unionist
1898_in_the_United_States
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)
relationship with Tolson to protect Hoover's image. Hoover bequeathed his estate to Tolson, who moved into Hoover's house after Hoover died. Tolson accepted the
J._Edgar_Hoover
413333 (Scottish Rite Temple) Guthrie 18 Melvin B. Tolson House Upload image March 6, 2026 (#100012781) 316 N. Tolson St. 35°56′42″N 97°15′20″W / 35.9449°N
National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Oklahoma
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Logan_County,_Oklahoma
Philip Child (died 1978), Canadian novelist and poet February 6 – Melvin B. Tolson (died 1966), African American Modernist poet, educator, columnist,
1898_in_poetry
Airport in Carroll County, Ohio
approximately 16 acres (6.5 ha) of land on which it sat was donated by Melvin and Frances Tolson to Carroll County. Fundraising for the airport started in early
Carroll_County–Tolson_Airport
Russian literature; wrote under the pen name "John Courtney" August 29 – Melvin B. Tolson, 68 (born 1898), African American Modernist poet, educator, columnist
1966_in_poetry
1977 film by Larry Cohen
Hollister Rip Torn as Dwight Webb Dan Dailey as FBI Associate Director Clyde Tolson Ronee Blakley as Carrie DeWitt John Marley as Dave Hindley Howard da Silva
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The_Private_Files_of_J._Edgar_Hoover
Jack Turner (b. 1930) Jack Turner (b. 1939) Jeff Turner John Turner Myles Turner Wayne Turner Melvin Turpin Dave Twardzik Jack Twyman B. J. Tyler Jeremy
List_of_NBA_players_(T–V)
2009 film by Michael Mann
bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) as he is pursued by FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), Dillinger's relationship with Billie Frechette
Public_Enemies_(2009_film)
Order of battle for World War II battle
Mar) 3rd Battalion (Lt. Col. Charles E. Shepard, Jr. (to 14 Mar), Maj. Tolson A. Smoak (to 25 Mar), Lt. Col. Shepard) CMoH recipient: Navy Corpsman Jack
Battle of Iwo Jima order of battle
Battle_of_Iwo_Jima_order_of_battle
U.S. foreign policy during the Vietnam War
(April 30, 1970), Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia Tolson 1973, Chapter XI: The Changing War and Cambodia, 1969–1970. "The Death of
Vietnamization
U.S. federal law enforcement agency
John P. O'Neill M.K. Palmore Joseph D. Pistone Melvin Purvis Coleen Rowley Ali Soufan Sue Thomas Clyde Tolson Frederic Whitehurst United States portal Law
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
President of Anderson University, Former TSA Administrator
Deputy directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Clyde Tolson Mark Felt James B. Adams Floyd I. Clarke David G. Binney Larry A. Potts Weldon L
John_S._Pistole
which Hoover is seen kissing his Deputy Director and longtime friend Clyde Tolson, the newspaper USA Today noted that the Society of Former Special Agents
Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Society_of_Former_Special_Agents_of_the_Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
5 "Delinquent" Chris Lovett Victoria Taylor Stephanie Turner and Dickon Tolson guest star 14 January 1993 (1993-01-14) 6 "Bringing Up Baby" Matthew Evans
List_of_The_Bill_episodes
Boston Massacre victim (1723–1770)
have been seeds of nations, such lives shall be honored for aye [...] Melvin Tolson begins his poem "Dark Symphony" with the lines: "Black Crispus Attucks
Crispus_Attucks
Two-volumes edited by Jahan Ramazani, Richard Ellmann and Robert O'Clair.
Cummings Jean Toomer Robert Graves David Jones Austin Clarke Louise Bogan Melvin Tolson Hart Crane Allen Tate Basil Bunting Yvor Winters Laura Riding Sterling
The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry
The_Norton_Anthology_of_Modern_and_Contemporary_Poetry
American poet and academic (1913–1980)
conference of black writers by a group of young protest poets led by Melvin Tolson for refusing to identify himself as a black poet. Hayden is also known
Robert_Hayden
1995 film by Oliver Stone
Hoskins as J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI. Brian Bedford as Clyde Tolson, Hoover's partner and Deputy FBI Director. Madeline Kahn as Martha Beall
Nixon_(film)
4 issues Limited series December 1996 – March 1997 Jason R. Lamb, Scott Tolson Predator: Hell & Hot Water 3 issues Limited series April – June 1997 Mark
List_of_comics_based_on_films
The Lay of the Children of Húrin 1985 2,276 lines alliterative verse Tolson, Melvin B. Harlem Gallery 1965 Townsend, George Armageddon 1815 blank verse Walcott
List_of_long_poems_in_English
American Secretary of Defense (1961–1968)
22–23. Shafer 1988, p. 23. Head & Tindle 2021. Norton 2003, p. 7,11–13. Tolson 1989, p. 18-24. Joiner 2017. Hunnicutt 1995. Friedman 2002, p. 311. Friedman
Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense
Robert_McNamara_as_Secretary_of_Defense
United States Army combat formation
Khe Sanh, A Shau, and Quang Tri. Hamilton Books. ISBN 978-0-7618-4373-3. Tolson, John, Lt. Gen., Vietnam Studies: Airmobility 1961–1971, Department of the
1st Cavalry Division (United States)
1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)
Amateur field lacrosse club based in Baltimore, Maryland, US
Brooks Sweet, U Mass Amherst†‡ Ferris Thomsen, St. John's College† John C. Tolson, Johns Hopkins† F. Morris Touchstone, Army† Reginald V. Truitt, Maryland†
Mount Washington Lacrosse Club
Mount_Washington_Lacrosse_Club
Plain Dealer.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Tolson, Mike (July 1, 2010). "Inmate executed for Conroe nurse's murder". Houston
List of people executed by lethal injection
List_of_people_executed_by_lethal_injection
#20) Failing Up with Jar Jar Binks by Peter Bagge (published in Tales #20) Melvin Fett by James Kochalka (published in Tales #20) Fett Club by Kevin Rubio
List_of_Star_Wars_comic_books
George Alvah Rutgers University Sothoron, Norwood University of Maryland Tolson, John C. Johns Hopkins University Bilderback, Willis P. Coach Rutgers University
List of National Lacrosse Hall of Fame members
List_of_National_Lacrosse_Hall_of_Fame_members
Military unit
excellent engineer support, they received high praises from LTG Rossen and MG Tolson, who presented two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star with Valor Device. In 1967
8th Engineer Battalion (United States)
8th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)
Hotel in Washington, D.C.
lunched nearly every day at the Mayflower Hotel's Rib Room with Clyde Tolson, associate director of the FBI, from 1952 until Hoover's death in 1972.
Mayflower_Hotel
(1935–1972) Clyde Tolson (May 2–3, 1972)* L. Patrick Gray (1972–1973)* William D. Ruckelshaus (1973)* Clarence M. Kelley (1973–1978) James B. Adams (1978)*
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1970s
FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives,_1970s
Political movement of former liberals that combines political and social conservatism
interview in The New York Times Magazine, 11 July 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2008 Tolson 2003. "Fatuous and Malicious Archived 24 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine"
Neoconservatism
1970s–1980s FBI sting operation
intended to investigate theft, forgery, and stolen art. The FBI employed Melvin Weinberg, a convicted swindler, international con artist and informant,
Abscam
Mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015
Gray, B.S. '64, will be the District of Columbia's next mayor. University Bulletin 1963-1964, Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman
Vincent_C._Gray
the Restless, The Champ, Generations), hypertrophic heart disease. Joe P. Tolson, 77, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Deaths_in_February_2019
Federal Bureau of Investigation agent
investigations. In a November 6, 1935 efficiency report reviewed by Clyde Tolson, the rater noted that Turrou had “an uncanny knack of securing information
Leon_G._Turrou
Local elections in Canada
Candidates Votes % Glenda Hiscock (X) 174 11.9% Doug Piercey (X) 157 10.7% Tolson Rendell (X) 156 10.6% Bradley George 153 10.4% Clarence Brown (X) 142 9
2025 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
2025_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_municipal_elections
and LGBT activist (b. 1942) Kristoff St. John, actor (b. 1966) Joe P. Tolson, politician (b. 1941) February 4 Nita Bieber, actress (b. 1926) Gary LaPierre
2019 deaths in the United States (January–June)
2019_deaths_in_the_United_States_(January–June)
US FBI media coverage
John Dillinger, starring Johnny Depp as Dillinger and Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis. In Time (2011) portrays a futuristic version of the FBI, whose mission
Federal Bureau of Investigation portrayal in media
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation_portrayal_in_media
Appointments by King George VI
Selborne Boome, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Temporary Lieutenant Eric Tolson Garside, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Temporary Lieutenant Maurice William
1943_Birthday_Honours
2018-11-18. "Jermaine Blackburn". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved 2018-11-18. "Dean Tolson". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21. "Charles Jones". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved
Continental Basketball Association statistical leaders
Continental_Basketball_Association_statistical_leaders
United States historic place
Trust. Retrieved June 13, 2008. de la Cruz, Pacita T.; Mendinghall, J.S.; Melvin, F.S. (May 23, 1885). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory
Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Old_Lock_Pump_House,_Chesapeake_&_Delaware_Canal
Awards list for the Commonwealth
Signals. Air Vice-Marshal Charles Melvin Gibbs, C.B.E., D.F.C., Royal Air Force. Air Vice-Marshal Charles Gilbert Maughan, C.B.E., A.F.C., Royal Air Force.
1976_Birthday_Honours
Month in 1900
the train achieved no more than 60 miles per hour (97 km/h). Born: Clyde Tolson, first Associate Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and right-hand
May_1900
Clark Ashton Smith, Poems in Prose Hollis Summers, Seven Occasions Melvin Tolson, Harlem Gallery Mona Van Duyn, A Time of Bees Theodore Weiss, The Medium:
1965_in_poetry
Black Louisiana 46 Preston Miles Unknown Unknown Unknown 47 July 2, 1918 Tolson Bailey 17 16 1 Virginia Electrocution 48 Guy Nixon 19 18 49 July 5, 1918
List of people executed in the United States in 1918
List_of_people_executed_in_the_United_States_in_1918
of poetry. (See March 27) August 29 – semicentenary of the death of Melvin Tolson, American poet Modernist poet, educator, columnist, and politician September
2016_in_poetry
Corps of the South Vietnamese Army
Westmoreland ordered the 1st Cavalry Division commander General John J. Tolson to move the 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division from LZ El Paso to Quảng Trị
I_Corps_(South_Vietnam)
Division of the South Vietnamese army
article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Tolson, John (1973). Vietnam Studies: Airmobility 1961–1971. Department of the
1st_Division_(South_Vietnam)
2%) Brian Maxwell 544 (1.7%) Yen Chit Chong (Green) 1,395 (4.3%) Dickon Tolson (Ind.) 368 (1.1%) Lisa Lovebucket (Ind.) 176 (0.5%) Diane Abbott Hackney
Results of the 1997 United Kingdom general election by constituency
Results_of_the_1997_United_Kingdom_general_election_by_constituency
1936–1937 12 4 17 7 — Eddie Hanlon HB 1910–1911 1914–1919 0 0 17 2 — Thomas Tolson FW / FB 1894–1902 0 0 17 4 — Jimmy Lyske FB 1958–1959 16 0 16 0 Northern
List of Darlington F.C. players (1–24 appearances)
List_of_Darlington_F.C._players_(1–24_appearances)
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