Toni Cade Bambara(1939-1995)
- Writer
- Actress
Ms. Bambara was an accomplished African-American short story writer,
scriptwriter, and documentary filmmaker. In 1970 she put together an
anthology of African-American women's writing in "The Black Woman, a
Collection of Essays". She also wrote the novel "The Salt Eaters" and
collaborated on the documentary films 'The Bombing of Osage Avenue' and
'WEB DuBois-A Biography in Four Voices'. At the time of her death, she
was working on a manuscript for a book on murdered children in Atlanta
and had just finished a new collection of short stories.
