Toni Cade Bambara
1939 - 1995
General Information
Bio
(1939-1995) Poet, novelist, anthologist. Toni Cade Bambara was born in Manhattan, New York. She was a valued anthologist of African American writing. Bambara grew up in Harlem, Manhattan, and Brooklyn, New York. She attended schools in New York City.
Full Name
Toni Cade Bambara
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Author's Timeline
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RESIDENCE
Bambara grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
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OTHER
Bambara studied at the State University of New York at Buffalo, New York.
1939
BIRTH
Toni Cade Bambara was born in Manhattan, New York in 1939.
1959
OTHER
Bambara graduated from Queens College in 1959.
1964
OTHER
Bambara received an M.A. from City College of New York in 1964.
1970
LITWORK
"The Black Woman"
1970
LITWORK
The Black Woman
Anthology.
Anthology.
1971
LITWORK
Tales and Stories for Black Folks
Anthology.
Anthology.
1972
LITWORK
Gorilla, My Love
Random House
Short stories.
Random House
Short stories.
1977
LITWORK
The Sea Birds Are Still Alive
Random House.
Short stories.
Random House.
Short stories.
1980
LITWORK
The Salt Eaters
Random House.
Novel.
Random House.
Novel.
1987
LITWORK
If Blessing Comes
Random House.
Random House.
1995
DEATH
Bambara died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1995.
1996
LITWORK
Deep Sightings and Rescue Missions: Fiction, Essays, and Conversations
1999
LITWORK
Those Bones Are Not My Child
Novel.
Novel.
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