F. Grant Gilmore Explained

F. Grant Gilmore was a playwright, author, and producer in the United States.

He corresponded with Crisis magazine in 1929 about publishing one of his stories.^[1] W. E. B. Du Bois wrote back that the publication could not "handle" the story.^[2] He worked at the Rochester Sentinel, was a barber, and was involved in an African American social club in Rochester, New York.^[3] He and his work are discussed in Jennifer James' 2007 study of African American war literature A Freedom Bought with Blood.^[4]

The Library of Congress has images from his novel The Problem about an African American Sergeant serving in the Spanish–American War including a photo of Gilmore in the book.^[5]

Writings

• Masonic and other Poems (1908)^[6]
• The Problem, a Military Novel (1915)^{[7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Letter from F. Grant Gilmore to Crisis, ca. March 22, 1929 . credo.library.umass.edu.
2. Web site: Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to F. Grant Gilmore, March 26, 1929. credo.library.umass.edu.
3. News: F. Grant Gilmore:author, newspaperman of 1900s . 28 Feb 2006 . 9 . . Newspapers.com. subscription.
4. Book: James, Jennifer C.. A Freedom Bought with Blood: African American War Literature from the Civil War to World War II. January 10, 2007. . 9780807831168. Google Books.
5. Web site: . "The problem," military novel . LoC.gov.
6. Web site: Masonic and Other Poems. F. Grant. Gilmore. January 10, 1908. Google Books.
7. Web site: F. Grant Gilmore | The Online Books Page. onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
8. Web site: "The Problem": A Military Novel. F. Grant. Gilmore . January 10, 1969. McGrath Publishing Company. Google Books.
9. Web site: The Problem: A Military Novel by F. Grant Gilmore on McBlain Books. McBlain Books.