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Friday, April 24, 2026

Professor Jean Lutes writes on Alice Dunbar-Nelson's stories about children

Professors Jean Lutes, Brigitte Fielder, and Denise Burgher published a new article on Alice Dunbar-Nelson, "Alice Dunbar-Nelson's Stories of Childhood" in the Public Humanities. You can read the article here. You can also learn more about author and activist Alice Dunbar Nelson at the Black digital humanities project, Taught by Literature, founded by the three authors. Click here to read more about the collaborative project recentering black women writers.