May 25, 1966

American Academy of Arts and Letters honors black Texas poet

On this day in 1966, Melvin B. Tolson received the annual poetry award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Tolson, born in Missouri in 1898, was only fourteen when his first poem was printed (more...)

Communities

BLEVINS, TX	BLEWETT, TX
BLOCK CREEK, TX	BLOCKER, TX (HARRISON COUNTY)
BLOCKER, TX (HARRISON COUNTY)	BLODGETT, TX
BLOOMBURG, TX	BLOOMFIELD, TX
BLOOMING GROVE, TX	BLOOMINGTON, TX
BLOSSOM, TX	BLOWOUT COMMUNITY, TX
BLOX, TX	BLUE BERRY HILL, TX
BLUE GAP, TX	BLUE MOUND, TX (DENTON COUNTY)
BLUE MOUND, TX (TARRANT COUNTY)	BLUE RIDGE, TX (COLLIN COUNTY)
BLUE RIDGE, TX (FALLS COUNTY)	BLUE RIDGE, TX (FORT BEND COUNTY)
BLUE SPRINGS, TX (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY)	BLUE SPRINGS, TX (VAN ZANDT COUNTY)
BLUE, TX	BLUEGROVE, TX
BLUETOWN, TX	BLUETOWN-IGLESIA ANTIGUA, TX
BLUEWATER, TX	BLUFF DALE, TX
BLUFF SPRINGS, TX	BLUFF, TX (BANDERA COUNTY)
BLUFF, TX (FAYETTE COUNTY)	BLUFFTON, TX
BLUM, TX	BLUMENTHAL, TX (COLORADO COUNTY)
BLUMENTHAL, TX (GILLESPIE COUNTY)	BLUNTZER, TX
BLY, TX	BOARD, TX (NAVARRO COUNTY)
BOARD, TX (VAN ZANDT COUNTY)	BOAZ, TX
BOB TOWN, TX	BOBO, TX
BOBVILLE, TX	BODIE, TX
BOERNE, TX	BOGATA, TX
BOGUS SPRINGS, TX	BOHEMIA, TX
BOHEMIAN, TX	BOIS D'ARC, TX (ANDERSON COUNTY)

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