Article: Rita Dove: August 28, 1952. (the African American poet was born on this day; she was a Fulbright scholar and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize)(This Week in Black History)(Brief Article)

Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, writer, and educator, was born on this day in Akron, OH. She is the first Black person to be appointed the national poet laureate, and she is the youngest person ever to serve. Rita Dove received a B.A. degree in English (summa cum laude) from Miami University in 1973. She was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She spent her 1974-1975 academic year at the University of ...

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