You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Q: Category: AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT 
Clue: "Song Of Solomon" was the first of her novels to have a male protagonist

A: toni morrison
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Q: Category: HE WAS IN THAT? 
Clue: In 1969, in his pre-"Phantom" days, he played Cornelius Hackl in the film version of "Hello, Dolly!"

A: michael crawford
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Q: Category: POETS & POETRY 
Clue: This Longfellow poem was suggested by a smithy under a chestnut tree in Cambridge, Massachusetts

A:
"the village blacksmith"
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