Freedom Train Presents: On the Shoulders of Giants

Melvin B. Tolson: Coach of the Wiley College Debate Team


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​Melvin Tolson was born in Moberley, Missouri in 1898, to parents Reverend Alonzo Tolson and Lera Tolson. Lera Tolson was a seamstress and Reverend Tolson served at several Churches in the Missouri, Iowa and Kansas City areas; Tolson’s parent stressed the importance of education with their four children. In 1912 he published his first poem, “The Wreck of the Titanic,” in the Oskaloosa, Iowa newspaper. He also became the senior class poet at Lincoln High School. In 1918 Tolson graduated f [...]
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Freedom Train Presents: On the Shoulders of GiantsBy Joseph Ward

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