[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E750]
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        PAULE MARSHALL--HONORING A NEW YORK CITY LITERARY GREAT

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I stand before you today to acknowledge 
Paule Marshall, a renowned American author and poet who published her 
first novel, ``Brown Girl, Brownstones'', 50 years ago, and served as 
an influential trailblazer for emerging black female writers in the 60s 
and 70s.
  I introduce into the Record an article from the New York Times of 
March 12, 2009 highlighting the career of Paule Marshall and her new 
publication titled ``Triangular Road'', a memoir that follows her early 
years as a writer.
  Born in Brooklyn, NY to Caribbean parents and raised in a Bedford-
Stuyvesant brownstone, Ms. Marshall brought a unique voice to the 
literary genre. She captured, in a fine balance, the stories of West 
Indian life emerged in American culture. It is no surprise that Langton 
Hughes selected her to accompany him on a tour of Europe in 1965.
  Over the last 50 years, she has consistently remained relevant, 
publishing 2 collections of short stories and five novels, while 
simultaneously teaching at various universities, including Yale and New 
York University.
  Ms. Marshall has received many awards and honors throughout her 
career, including an American Book Award and a John Dos Passos Award of 
Literature. She was a MacArthur Fellow and designated as a Literary 
Lion by the New York Public Library in 1994. In 2001, Marshall was 
inducted into the Celebrity Path at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
  At this time, I would like to honor this distinguished New York City 
literary figure and offer recognition of the work she has contributed 
to American literature.

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