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Julius Lester
Julius Lester (January 27, 1939 - ), is an American author of books for children and adults, and taught for 32 years (1971-2003) at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has also recorded two albums of folk music.
Lester is Black and Jewish.
Lester, a Methodist minister's son, was born in...
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