Bessie Woodson Yancey
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 66 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 1,1882 |
| Born | Buckingham County |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Died | West Virginia |
| United States | |
| Date of died | January 11,1958 |
| Parents | Anne Eliza Riddle Woodson |
| Books | Echoes from the Hills: A Book of Poems |
| Siblings | Carter G. Woodson |
| Robert Henry | |
| Notabl work | Echoes from the Hills |
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| ID | 4335286 |
Bessie Woodson Yancey Life story
Bessie Woodson Yancey was an African American poet, teacher, and activist, whose only published poetry collection, 1939's Echoes from the Hills, was "perhaps the earliest example of Affrilachian children's literature."