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Born | August 18, 1899 New York City, US |
Died | September 7, 1974 New York City, US | (aged 75)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Xavier I |
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Relatives | Lena Horne (niece) |
Frank Smith Horne was an American lyricist, poet, and government official who was an influential figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He was a member of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Black Cabinet where he served as Assistant Director of the Division of Negro Affairs, National Youth Administration. Later, Horne worked for the Housing and Home Finance Agency and helped to found the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing (NCDH).[1]