Virginia HJ 361: Celebrating the life of Paule Marshall.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 361 

Celebrating the life of Paule Marshall. 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 2, 2020 

Agreed to by the Senate, March 4, 2020 

WHEREAS, Paule Marshall of Richmond, a luminary author who 
highlighted the experiences of women, African Americans, and Caribbean migrants 
through her passionate, lyrical prose, died on August 12, 2019; and

WHEREAS, born Valenza Pauline Burke, Paule Marshall changed 
her name in later life, fearing that her given name would impact her employment 
prospects; as the daughter of Barbadian immigrants in New York City, her 
personal understanding of issues related to race, gender, and cultural identity 
influenced much of her work; and

WHEREAS, Paule Marshall attended Hunter College for one year, 
but was forced to withdraw due to an illness; she returned to her studies at 
Brooklyn College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1952; and

WHEREAS, after working as a researcher for a magazine, Paule 
Marshall published her first and most well-known work, Brown Girl, 
Brownstones in 1959; the novel garnered national and international acclaim 
and is considered by some as the beginning of contemporary African American 
women�s literature; and

WHEREAS, Paule Marshall served as a bridge between African 
American novelists of the early 20th century like Richard Wright and Zora Neale 
Hurston and more modern authors such as Toni Morrison and Alice Walker; and

WHEREAS, Paule Marshall infused her writing with strength, 
dignity, clear vision, and a powerful sense of purpose; her other notable works 
include Soul Clap Hands and Sing in 1961, The Chosen Place, the 
Timeless People in 1969, and Praisesong for the Widow in 1983; and

WHEREAS, beginning in 1984, Paule Marshall taught English and 
creative writing at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she helped create 
opportunities for students by bringing other eminent African American authors 
to campus; she taught at other institutions around the nation and held the 
Helen Gould Sheppard Chair of Literature and Culture at New York University; 
and

WHEREAS, Paule Marshall received many awards and accolades 
throughout her career, including a 1961 Guggenheim Fellowship, a 1992 MacArthur 
Fellowship, and the 2009 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award; and

WHEREAS, Paule Marshall will be fondly remembered and greatly 
missed by her son, Evan, and his family; her stepdaughter and her family; and 
numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, 
That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Paule 
Marshall, a highly admired author in Richmond; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates 
prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Paule 
Marshall as an expression of the General Assembly�s respect for her memory.