website birth_place nationality birth_date known_for residence article_title education name occupation
-lsb- http://ethelmorgansmith.com// ethel morgan smith -rsb- louisville , alabama , u.s. american april 11 , 1952 '' american community at hollins college '' from whence cometh my help : the african morgantown , west virginia ethel morgan smith
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ethel morgan smith

ethel morgan smith born april 11 , 1952 louisville , alabama is an american author and associate professor .
she first received recognition when her essay `` come and be black for me '' was published in 1997 .
ethel morgan smith is not a radical , she tries to mediate between black and white like her contribution to this article in the new york times shows : `` robert byrd , living history '' .
her essay in the new york times `` mother '' documents her hard life being a young black girl and the circumstances she was born into .
her book `` reflections of the other : being black in germany '' was a finalist in the next generation indie book awards 2014 .
