Yellow Springs in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Virginia Hamilton
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, June 15, 2017
1. Virginia Hamilton Marker
Inscription.
Virginia Hamilton was an author who was born in Yellow Springs in 1934, living and writing here much of her life. She referred to her work as “ Liberation Literature,” focusing on the struggles and journeys of African Americans. Hamilton published more than forty books in a variety of genres, including realistic novels, science fiction, picture books, folktales and mysteries. Some of her most beloved titles include The House of Dies Dreer, M.C. Higgins the Great, Her Stories and If People Could Fly. Her books have had a profound influence on the study of race throughout American history, the achievements of African Americans and the ramifications of racism. Hamilton received numerous awards for her writing before passing away in 2002. Her work is enshrined at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
Virginia Hamilton was an author who was born in Yellow Springs in 1934, living and writing here much of her life. She referred to her work as “ Liberation Literature,” focusing on the struggles and journeys of African Americans. Hamilton published more than forty books in a variety of genres, including realistic novels, science fiction, picture books, folktales and mysteries. Some of her most beloved titles include The House of Dies Dreer, M.C. Higgins the Great, Her Stories and If People Could Fly. Her books have had a profound influence on the study of race throughout American history, the achievements of African Americans and the ramifications of racism. Hamilton received numerous awards for her writing before passing away in 2002. Her work is enshrined at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
Erected 2016 by Dayton Regional STEM School The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 29- 29.)
is in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in Greene County. Marker is on Xenia Avenue (U.S. 68) near East Davis Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in front of the Yellow Springs Community Library Branch,
Greene County Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 415 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs OH 45387, United States of America. Touch for directions.
marker as seen from Xenia Avenue in front of the library
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, June 15, 2017
4. Virginia Hamilton Marker
front door of library
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