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Frank Marshall Davis (December 31, 1905 – July 26, 1987) was an American journalist, poet, political and labor movement activist, and businessman. Davis began his career writing for African-American newspapers in Chicago. He moved to Atlanta, where he became the editor of the paper he turned into the ''Atlanta Daily World'', then moved back to Chicago. During this time, he was outspoken about political and social issues, while also covering topics that ranged from sports to music. His poetry work was sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). He also played a role in the South Side Writers Group. In the late 1940s, Davis moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he ran a small business. He also became involved in local labor issues, where his actions were tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Davis died in 1987 in Hawaii. == Early life == Davis was born in Arkansas City, Kansas, in 1905. His parents divorced, and Davis grew up living with his mother and stepfather and with his grandparents. In 1923, at age 17, Davis attended Friends University. From 1924 to 1927, and again in 1929, he attended Kansas State Agricultural College, now Kansas State University. When Davis entered Kansas State, there were twenty-five other African-American students enrolled there.〔John Edgar Tidwell, (An Interview with Frank Marshall Davis ) ''Black American Literature Forum'', Autumn 1985〕 He studied industrial journalism. He began to write poems as the result of a class assignment, and was encouraged to continue writing poetry by an English literature instructor.〔 Davis pledged Phi Beta Sigma fraternity in 1925. He left college without getting a degree.〔(The Authors ) By Philip A. Greasley〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Marshall Davis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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