Today in history
Subtitle: May 3
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: American Dramatists; Biography; History
Other titles: May 3
Description: Presents biographical information on playwright Williams M. Inge who was born in Independence, Kansas on May 3, 1913. Also describes the accomplishments of photographer Gordon Parks, a contemporary of Inge and fellow Kansan. Concludes with a brief history of Jamaica, beginning with its sighting by Christopher Columbus on May 3, 1494. Features a discussion of the efforts of folklorist, author, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston to research and document the culture of the island.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: A couple of Kansans; title: Jamaica.