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Etheridge Knight
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Etheridge Knight (1931–1991) was an American poet and member of the African American ethnic group. Born in Corinth and a citizen of the United States, he served in the Korean War and was convicted of robbery. He worked as an employee of the University of Pittsburgh and spoke English.
Knight received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the American Book Awards. His notable works include *A poem for brother/man*, *For black poets who think of suicide*, *Elizabethridge*, *Lost Etheridge*, and *Julius Caesar and Related Readings*. He died of lung cancer in Indianapolis on March 10, 1991, and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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- Works
- 11
Top works
- A poem for brother/man
- For black poets who think of suicide
- Elizabethridge
- Lost Etheridge
- Julius Caesar and Related Readings
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Knight
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Corinth
- Place of death
- Indianapolis
- Occupation
- poet
- Employer
- University of Pittsburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Korean War
- Convicted of
- robbery
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- date of death
- 1991-03-10
- date of birth
- 1931-04-19
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- place of burial
- Crown Hill Cemetery
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