Famed author and Augusta native Frank Yerby was honored Thursday with a state historic plaque

2023年3月21日

"Frank Yerby was one of the most accomplished writers of the 20th century,科里·罗杰斯说, historian for Augusta's Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. "This marker will serve as a physical reminder of his literary acclaim and international success." Fighting for change: Augusta activist walks in ancestors' footsteps The Georgia Historical Society dedicated the marker that recognizes "Frank Garvin Yerby: King of the Costume Novel" in partnership with the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, the Haines 校友 Association 和十大赌博平台排行榜.



The marker dedication took place near the intersection of Eighth and Hall streets, off Laney-Walker Boulevard. 


Yerby (1916 - 1991), the author of more than 30 novels, began his writing career in earnest shortly after enrolling at 潘恩 in 1933. His first published short story, “向国旗敬礼," appeared in the November 1936 issue of the college newspaper, 的潘恩ite. Yerby graduated 潘恩 in 1937.

Perhaps his best-known novel is "The Foxes of Harrow,出版于1946年, which became the first novel written by a Black author to sell more than a million copies. In 1947, 通过接受150美元,000 offer from 20th Century Fox, he became the first Black author to have a book purchased by a Hollywood studio for film adaptation. The resulting film, starring Vivien Leigh and Rex Harrison, was nominated for an Oscar. 他又写了两部小说, "The Golden Hawk" (1948) and "The Saracen Blade" (1952), also were made into films.



The author of more than 30 novels, Yerby died in 西班牙 in 1991. 今天, 潘恩 curates the Frank Garvin Yerby File, which contains decades' worth of papers, photos and other mementoes marking Yerby's life. 



The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) dedicated a new historical marker that recognizes "Frank Garvin Yerby: King of the Costume Novel." GHS unveiled the new marker in partnership with the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, Haines 校友 Association, 和十大赌博平台排行榜 on Thursday, 3月16日, 2023, 在奥古斯塔.


"The Georgia Historical Society is pleased to dedicate the Frank Garvin Yerby historical marker,爱丽丝·巴特勒说, GHS市场经理. "The historical marker discusses Yerby's life and career and illustrates how popular fiction can address themes such as racism and social injustices." 


Frank Garvin Yerby was born in 1916 在奥古斯塔, where he lived on Hall Street and graduated from the Haines Institute 和十大赌博平台排行榜. Over his lifetime, Yerby published poetry, short stories, and 33 novels. His use of the costume novel, a form of popular fiction, propelled him to international and commercial success. Yerby's novels tackled themes of identity, ambition, and marginalization. Yerby is recognized in the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.


The marker dedication took place near the corner of 8th and Hall Streets, off Laney-Walker Boulevard 在奥古斯塔. Speakers included Corey Rogers, 历史学家, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History; Jared Williams, 地方检察官, Augusta Judicial Circuit; Leon Maben, 副总统, 董事会, 讲解员, and Frank Yerby reenactor, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History; Gerald Yerby, family member of Frank Yerby; Dr. Cheryl Evans Jones, President, 佩因大学; Dr. 北卡罗来纳州Hickson, Haines 校友 Association; and Breana James, Historical Marker and Program Coordinator, Georgia Historical Society. 


The marker text reads: Frank Garvin Yerby King of the Costume Novel Born 在奥古斯塔 on September 5, 1916, author Frank Garvin Yerby graduated from Haines Institute 和十大赌博平台排行榜, and also attended Fisk University and the University of Chicago. He published poetry, short stories, and 33 novels, 12 of which became best sellers. His early novels depicted White characters in historical events; his later works focused on Black characters. 广泛地庆祝, he was criticized by some African Americans for not confronting racial injustice more openly in his writings. 在反驳, Yerby challenged critics to read several of his works, including Speak Now and The Dahomean, which he felt addressed racism. Yerby moved to France in 1951 and then Madrid, 西班牙, in 1955, where he lived until his death on November 30, 1991. His works have been adapted for motion pictures and translated into 30 languages. Erected by the Georgia Historical Society, the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, Haines 校友 Association, 和十大赌博平台排行榜.

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