Era Bell Thompson | |
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Born | Era Bell Thompson August 10, 1905 |
Died | December 30, 1986[1] | (aged 81)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Morningside College |
Occupation(s) | Writer, editor |
Awards | Roughrider Award |
Era Bell Thompson (August 10, 1905 – December 30, 1986) was an American writer and editor.
Thompson was born in Des Moines, Iowa,[2] to an African American family, the only daughter of Steward "Tony" Thompson and Mary Logan Thompson, the children of formerly enslaved people. She graduated from the University of North Dakota (UND), pursued a career as an author, and was a long-time editor and journalist for Ebony magazine in Chicago.
Thompson was a recipient of the governor of North Dakota's Roughrider Award, and a multicultural center at UND is named for her.