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Kristin Elaine Hunter (September 12, 1931 - November 14, 2008) was an African American writer from Pennsylvania. She sometimes wrote under the name Kristin Hunter Lattany.

Hunter was born Kristin Eggleston in Philadelphia, attended the University of Pennsylvania and wrote for the Pittsburgh Courier, a black newspaper, until 1952. Her first novel, God Bless the Child, was published in 1964; like most of her work, it confronts complex issues of race and gender.

Books

God Bless the Child, 1964.
The Landlord, 1966.
The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou, 1968.
Guests in the Promised Land (stories), 1973.
The Survivors, 1975.
The Lakestown Rebellion, 1978.
Lou in the Limelight, 1981.
Kinfolks, 1996.
Do Unto others, 2000.
The Scribe, 1998

References

Chisholm, L. (December 20, 2001). "Kristin Hunter Lattany". VG: Voices from the Gaps - Women Artists and Writers of Color, An International Website. Retrieved 2008-04-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
Obituary, University of Pennsylvania Almanac

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-'''Kristin Elaine Hunter''' (born  [[September 12]], [[1931]]) is an [[African American]] writer from [[Pennsylvania]].  She has sometimes written under the name Kristin Hunter Lattany.
+'''Kristin Elaine Hunter''' (September 12, 1931 - November 14, 2008) was an [[African American]] writer from [[Pennsylvania]].  She  sometimes wrote under the name Kristin Hunter Lattany.
-Hunter was born Kristin Eggleston in [[Philadelphia]], attended the [[University of Pennsylvania]], and wrote for the ''[[Pittsburgh Courier]]'', a black newspaper, until 1952.  Her first novel, ''God Bless the Child'', was published in 1964; like most of her work, it confronts complex issues of race and gender.
+Hunter was born Kristin Eggleston in [[Philadelphia]], attended the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and wrote for the ''[[Pittsburgh Courier]],'' a black newspaper, until 1952.  Her first novel, ''God Bless the Child,'' was published in 1964; like most of her work, it confronts complex issues of race and gender.
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-*{{cite web |url=http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/lattany_kristin_hunter.html |title=Kristin Hunter Lattany |accessdate=2008-04-16 |last=Chisholm |first=L. |coauthors=B. Davis and S. Stanley |date=December 20, 2001 |work=VG: Voices from the Gaps - Women Artists and Writers of Color, An International Website |publisher=}}
+*{{cite web |url=http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/lattany_kristin_hunter.html |title=Kristin Hunter Lattany
+|accessdate=2008-04-16 |last=Chisholm |first=L. |coauthors=B. Davis and S. Stanley |date=December 20, 2001 |work=VG: Voices from the Gaps - Women Artists and Writers of Color, An International Website |publisher=}}
+* [http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v55/n15/obit.html#Lattany Obituary, University of Pennsylvania Almanac]
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