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  • George Dawson (author)

    American writer (–)

    For other people named George Dawson, see George Dawson (disambiguation).

    George Dawson

    Born()January 19,
    Marshall, Texas, U.S.
    DiedJuly 5, () (aged&#;)
    Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    NationalityAmerican
    Children7

    George Dawson (January 19, – July 5, ) was called "America's favorite poster child for literacy"[1] after learning to read at the age of His life story, Life Is So Good, was published in

    A Texas middle school was named in his honor in ; twenty years later the same school placed his autobiography under review because it dealt with civil rights topics, which some community members argued were inappropriate for inclusion in a 7th-grade curriculum.

    Early and mid-life

    Dawson was born in Marshall, Texas, on January 19, as the first of five children, a farmer's son, and grandson and great-grandson of African-Americanslaves. One of his earliest childhood memories, he later said, was watching a