Cleveland G. Allen (1887 - 1953) was a journalist, activist, and musician.
He was from Greeneville, South Carolina where he attended Union High School.[1]
Allen protested D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation. He also wrote against the commercialization of "negro" sprirituals.
He moved to New York around 1902.[3]
He wrote the article "The Negro's Contribution to American Music".[5]
References
edit- ^ Harrison, William Henry (December 3, 2019). "Colored girls and boys' inspiring United States history and a heart to heart talk about white folks". Good Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "CLEVELAND G. ALLEN - ProQuest". www.proquest.com.
- ^ "archives.nypl.org -- Cleveland G. Allen papers". archives.nypl.org.
- ^ "Page [1]".
- ^ https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9055474719
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