‘American Daughter’ (1946)
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1946 autobiography by Era Bell Thompson about growing up as a Black girl on a small farm in North Dakota.
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- Also known as: American Daughter
Notes
Created 2026-10-06 (RELP84) as authored_by target for CTL-E-0354.
Relationships
- Era Bell Thompson — authored by
Thompson authored the 1946 autobiography ‘American Daughter.’
Sources
- Mic — Black Monuments Project
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