What is Ralph Ellison?
'''Ralph Waldo Ellison''' (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an [[African-American]] [[writer]]. He was born in [[Oklahoma]] and studied at the [[Tuskegee Institute]]. Ellison is most famous for writing ''[[Invisible Man]]'', a [[novel]] about [[racism]] and African American [[identity]]. The [[narrator]] of the book calls himself an invisible man because people refuse to see him for who he really is. ''Invisible Man'' won a [[National Book Award]] and is still read today by many students and [[scholar]]s. Besides ''Invisible Man'', Ellison wrote many [[essay]]s. He was very interested in music, especially [[jazz]]. He started a second novel, called ''[[Juneteenth]]'', but never finished it. == Other websites == *[http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/ellison-ralph-1913-1994 Ralph Ellison] at BlackPast.org *[http://www.nationalbook.org/nbaclassics_rellison.html Ralph Ellison] at the National Book Foundation Website *[http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/mainHTML.cfm?page=ellison.html The Ralph Ellison Project] at Jerry Jazz Musician {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellison, Ralph}} [[Category:Writers from Oklahoma]] [[Category:1913 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]]