Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer

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Ralph Ellison was an African-American writer and essayist, who's only novel Invisible Man (1953) gained a wide critical success. Ellison's ambitious journey from a childhood of hardship and poverty to celebrated African American writer is chronicled in this inspiring program through exclusive interviews and personal recollection.

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Ralph Ellison

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Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer

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