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Grade Saver: Biography of Ralph Ellison WebsiteGrade Saver: Biography of Ralph Ellison Website
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9th - 10th
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Grade Saver: Biography of Ralph Ellison

Curated by ACT

This site from Classic Notes provides a summary on Ralph Ellison (1914-1994 ) and his accomplishments as an author. The article that is presented is medium size in length and provides links throughout for additional information on the subject.

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invisible man, ralph ellison

Additional Tags

african-american literature, african-american writer, national book award, russwarm award

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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