American author Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914-1994) wrote "Invisible Man," a classic 20th-century American novel. He was an early spokesman among African Americans for the need for racial identity. Ralph Ellison was born in Oklahoma City on March 1, 1914. Hi...

Centuries hence, when the important Afro-American writers of our day are studied, perhaps Ralph Ellison--novelist, short-story writer, and essayist--will be considered the most indispensable. Already, a great many critics think that his Invisible Man (19...

Though his reputation rests on a single novel, many critics consider Ralph Ellison to be the preeminent Afro-American writer, and others have argued that Invisible Man ranks with the most significant American literary works of this century. In the thirty...

"king of the Bingo Game" - Palph Ellison - 1944 Introduction First published in the literary journal Tomorrow in November 1944, Ralph Ellison's short story"King of the Bingo Game" explores black men's alienation...

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State's new law shuts instant shops, shapes up rest DAYTON - Ohio state coffers have reaped a small windfall from a new gambling reform law that closed storefront bingo parlors and tightened regulation of the estimated $2 billion charity gaming industry. The...