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  1. Proletarian literature. Notable works. Blood on the Forge, "Banana Boat Song". William Alexander Attaway (November 19, 1911 – June 17, 1986) was an African-American novelist, short story writer, essayist, songwriter, playwright, and screenwriter.

  2. Dec 20, 2009 · Learn about the life and work of William Attaway, a writer and composer who chronicled the Great Migration and Caribbean culture. Find out his biography, novels, songs, and influences.

  3. Feb 25, 2014 · William Attaway was most well-known for the novel, Blood on the Forge, a story of three brothers who escape sharecropping life in the south to migrate north and find a new life of freedom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  4. Biography. by Ashley Shrez Odom (SHS) In Greenville, Mississippi, on November 19, 1911, William Alexander Attaway was born to William S. Attaway, a medical doctor, and Florence Parry Attaway, a teacher (Drapher 56). William Attaway was a member of a migrant professional family.

  5. Biography. PDF Cite Share. William Alexander Attaway is best remembered for his novel Blood on the Forge. He was born in Mississippi, and his family moved to Chicago around 1920. His father,...

  6. William Attaway was born in Greenville, Mississippi, on 11 November 1911 but spent most of his life outside the South. He moved north to Chicago with his family by the time he was six, and his most important work was shaped by his experience as an African American in the Great Migration and the Great […]

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  8. Learn about William Attaway, a Black novelist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and songwriter. He was the first Black writer to write scripts for TV and films and wrote songs for Harry Belafonte.