F. Grant Gilmore

F. Grant Gilmore was a playwright, author, and producer in the United States.

He corresponded with Crisis magazine in 1929 about publishing one of his stories. ^[1] W. E. B. Du Bois wrote back that the publication could not "handle" the story. ^[2] He worked at the Rochester Sentinel, was a barber, and was involved in Prince Hall Freemasonry in Rochester, New York. ^[3] He and his work are discussed in Jennifer James' 2007 study of African American war literature A Freedom Bought with Blood. ^[4]

The Library of Congress has images from his novel The Problem about an African American Sergeant serving in the Spanish–American War including a photo of Gilmore in the book. ^[5]

Writings

• Masonic and other Poems (1908) ^[6]
• The Problem, a Military Novel (1915) ^{[7] [8] [9]}

References

1. "Letter from F. Grant Gilmore to Crisis, ca. March 22, 1929". credo.library.umass.edu.
2. "Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to F. Grant Gilmore, March 26, 1929". credo.library.umass.edu.
3. "F. Grant Gilmore:author, newspaperman of 1900s" . Democrat and Chronicle . 28 Feb 2006. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. James, Jennifer C. (January 10, 2007). A Freedom Bought with Blood: African American War Literature from the Civil War to World War II. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN   9780807831168 – via Google Books.
5. ""The problem," military novel". LoC.gov . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Country Studies. Federal Research Division..
6. Gilmore, F. Grant (January 10, 1908). "Masonic and Other Poems" – via Google Books.
7. "F. Grant Gilmore | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
8. Gilmore, F. Grant (January 10, 1969). ""The Problem": A Military Novel". McGrath Publishing Company – via Google Books.
9. "The Problem: A Military Novel by F. Grant Gilmore on McBlain Books". McBlain Books.