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Roark Bradford

TN 88, 1.7 miles west of Halls, Halls, TN , USA
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Born 4.1 miles west, near Nankipoo, August 21, 1896, this author's stories of Mississippi River and Delta characters, including How Come Christmas, Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun, John Henry, Kingdom Comin', and This Side of Jordan, won him wide fame. The play The Green Pastures was adapted from his stories. He died Nov. 13, 1948.

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