Ralph Ellison: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Mark Busby, Ralph Ellison (1991); Robert G. O’Meally, The Craft of Ralph Ellison (1980); Robert O’Meally (ed.), New Essays on Invisible Man (1988); Alan Nadel, Invisible Criticism: Ralph Ellison and the American Canon (1988).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 12, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 25, 2026 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Massachusetts Amherst - ScholarWorks - Ralph Ellison: Biography. | Jan 28, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Jun 16, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Jan 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oklahoma Historical Society - Ralph Waldo Ellison. | Jul 25, 2022 | ||
| Changed “black” to “Black” throughout article. | Aug 27, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Authors - Biography of Ralph Ellison. | Feb 19, 2020 | ||
| Added the book The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison. | Jan 07, 2020 | ||
| Deleted photograph. | Oct 24, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Ralph Ellison. | Jun 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Ralph Ellison. | Jun 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Ralph Ellison. | Jun 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Ralph Ellison. | Mar 06, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Ralph Ellison. | Mar 06, 2012 | ||
| Added photograph. | Apr 25, 2011 | ||
| Added more biographical information on Ellison, mentioned the publication of Juneteenth, and expanded article's description of Invisible Man. | Nov 03, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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