Dr Tony Shaw
Mainly the Obscure, and/or mainly 'Outsider' Literature
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25 August 2015
NYC #63: Story Stone, Maple Grove Cemetery (4), Kew Gardens, Queens
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'In the late 19th century, many African Americans were buried in unmarked graves near this stone. Hundreds of impoverished children ...
NYC #62: George Washington Johnson, Maple Grove Cemetery (3), Kew Gardens, Queens
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'GEORGE WASHINGTON JOHNSON (1846–1914) THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL AFRICAN AMERICAN RECORDING STAR IN RECORDING HISTORY. ALTHOUGH BORN A ...
NYC #61: Don Marquis, Maple Grove Cemetery (2), Kew Gardens, Queens
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Don Marquis (1878–1937) was a humorist, a novelist, a poet, and a journalist who in the early part of his career was an assistant ed...
NYC #60: Martin Branner, Maple Grove Cemetery (1), Kew Gardens, Queens
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Martin Branner (1888–1970) was a cartoonist most noted for the creation of Winnie Winkle, a strip character who appeared in newspapers fo...
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