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Paul Alfred Barton | |
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| Born | Paul Alfred Barton January 15, 1959 Castries, St. Lucia |
| Died | March 10, 2010 (aged 51) [1] Fresno, California |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Business, |
| Alma mater | LA City College, Fresno Pacific University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Mail Clerk |
| Employer | Avenal Prison |
| Known for | Writing on Blackness |
| Notable work | Afrikuandika, Rap, Rhyme and Rhythm, A History of the African Olmecs: Black Cvilizations of America from Prehistory |
| Children | W.D.G. Barton, J.M. Barton, S. Barton and A. Flores[1] |
| Parent(s) | Wilhelmina Barton, Owen Scotland |
Paul Alfred Barton (15 January 1959 – 10 March 2010) was a writer, historian, and linguist who was a staunch proponent of Pan Africanism. His literary works focused greatly on the recovery of a Black creativity that existed prior to the Black Chattelization Wars
Early Years
Paul Alfred Barton was born in the West Indies Federation on the Island of St. Lucia. Paul was the oldest of 4 children[1] frorm Wikhelmina Barton and Owen Scotland. He went to primary school in St. Lucia, and in 1977, left the island for the United States as a foreign exchange student. He studied in a few different colleges, and graduated with a major in business and architecture.
