5. The Artist “ My feeling was that if the other children understood, if they really knew what Negroes did, and what they had contributed; if they really knew about Africa…naturally they would see, and they would understand. Because they didn't know was the reason they acted the way they did.…” -Shirley Graham-DuBois
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15. The Activist “… in the final analysis white supremacy has us by [the] throat because the white man has the money. Yet I’ll be damned if I’m sorry.” -Shirley Graham-DuBois after her dismissal from USO
26. Shirley, W.E.B & The Left "There were times when I felt that Shirley had been assigned from the Party to take ... to grab him.” -Kyrle Elkin, friend of W.E.B. DuBois, 1987
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31. Life after DuBois “ for the first time in my life I am really part of a dynamic, progressive government which is doing something every day … Africa is leading the way! I am most fortunate and happy to be in the front ranks.” -Shirley Graham-Dubois, 1964
40. Legacy "The many contributions of Shirley Graham have on the whole been neglected in the annals of American theatre history. Graham was one of the few black women, prior to the 1950s, to actively pursue a career in professional theatre as a playwright, composer, designer, and director. " (Perkins 209)
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Author, scholar, artist vs. lolita, communist, uppity Part I- Early Life and Family Part II- Career Accomplishments Part III- DuBois, Shirley and the Left
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