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December 25, 2012
Roark Bradford was a popular journalist, novelist, and short-story writer of the twentieth century. The subject matter of much of his fiction focused on African-American life, though in a humorous and stereotypical manner. Much of his inspiration is said to have been drawn from his childhood memories of growing up in Tennessee and Arkansas. Among his many popular books, How Come Christmas, was published in 1930.