Julius Lester

Julius Lester
Portrait from the first edition of To Be a Slave (1968) (photo by David Gahr)
Born
Julius Bernard Lester

(1939-01-27)January 27, 1939
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 2018(2018-01-18) (aged 78)
Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationFisk University (BA)
Occupations
Spouses
Joan Steinau
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(m. 1962; div. 1970)​
Alida Carolyn Fechner
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(m. 1979; div. 1991)​
Milan Sabatini
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(m. 1995)​

Julius Bernard Lester (January 27, 1939 – January 18, 2018) was an American writer of books for children and adults[1] and an academic who taught for 32 years (1971–2003) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lester was also a civil rights activist, a photographer,[2] and a musician who recorded two albums of folk music and original songs.[3]

  1. ^ "Search results for 'Julius Lester'". WorldCat (worldcat.org). Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  2. ^ Julius Lester at Profotos.com.
  3. ^ "Julius Lester, Beloved Author, Activist And Scholar, Dies At 78". Forward. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.