Which writer was African-American, Patrick White or Ernest J. Gaines?
Ernest J. Gaines Ernest James Gaines (born January 15, 1933) is an African-American author whose works have been taught in college classrooms and translated into many languages, including French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese. Four of his works have been made into television movies.
H. B. Parks Henry Blanton Parks (1856-1936) was an African American clergyman. He served as Bishop of the twelfth Episcopal district of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1896-7 he was appointed secretary of the church's Missionary department.