Summary: <strong>Anne Bethel Spencer</strong> (born <strong>Bannister</strong>; February 6, 1882 – July 27, 1975) was an American poet, teacher, civil rights activist, librarian, and gardener. While a librarian at the all-black Dunbar High School, a position she held for 20 years, she supplemented the original three books by bringing others from her own collection at home. Though she lived outside New York City, the recognized center of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harlem Renaissance</a>, also known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Negro_Movement" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the New Negro Movement</a>, she was an important member of this group of intellectuals. <em>- Bio for Wikipedia. </em><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
