Delores Phillips


Delores Phillips was an American author who is known for her acclaimed debut novel, The Darkest Child .

Bio

Born in Georgia, Phillips explores the racial dynamics of the 1950s rural South in her book. She graduated from Cleveland State University and worked as a nurse in a facility for abused women and children in Cleveland. Her poetry has appeared in Jean’s Journal, Black Times, and The Crisis. She died at the age of 63.

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