Delany, Lemuel, 1920-

Authoritative Name:

Delany, Lemuel, 1920-

Biography:

Lemnuel Delany was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1920 to a prominent African American family, the son of a doctor and a speech teacher. After finishing high school, Delany stayed in Raleigh for a few years, working as a garbage man and a lifeguard. Because of lack of economic opportunities, Delany moved to New York in 1942, where he lived in Harlem. Delany remained in New York for nearly sixty years before resettling in Raleigh. In New York, he worked briefly in a factory before establishing a career as a funeral director. He is the nephew of Sarah Louise "Sadie" Delany and Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany.--From Oral Histories of the American South biography.

Associated Subjects:

Delany, Lemuel, 1920-

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

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Oral history interview with Lemuel Delany, July 15, 2005

Creator:

Delany, Lemuel, 1920-

Date of Original:

2005-07-15

Collection:

Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement

Contributing Institution:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)