List of Alpha Phi Alpha Brothers - Literature

Literature

Name Original chapter Notability References
Countee Cullen Eta Poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Eric Jerome Dickey Kappa Eta Author
E. Lynn Harris Kappa Kappa Author, playwright
Chester Himes Kappa Author whose works include If He Hollers Let Him Go and a series of Harlem Detective novels
Lawrence Ross Alpha Epsilon Author of The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities
Carl Weber Beta Gamma Author
Frank Yerby Theta Best selling author

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