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Article: Author of "The Invisible Man," is remembered
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- The Philadelphia Tribune
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- April 19, 1994
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Kendall Wilson
Philadelphia Tribune, The
04-19-1994
Author of "The Invisible Man," is remembered.
By Kendall Wilson
Tribune staff
Ralph Waldo Ellison is remembered as a powerful, moving force in the modern day civil rights movement, without, in the opinion of some, becoming directly involved in the struggle.
No one, however, questions the impact his classic fictional novel, "The Invisible Man," had on African-Americans, whites and people throughout the world.
He is mostly remembered that way, following his death in New York City Saturday at the age of 80.
"Invisible Man," an all-time classic published in 1952, won the American National Book Award the following year and established Ellison as one ...