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# Louise Meriwether

(1923–2023)   Non-fiction Writer

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Louise Meriwether was a non-fiction writer.

## Quick Facts About Louise Meriwether

Born May 8, 1923

Died October 10, 2023

Profession Non-fiction Writer

## About Louise Meriwether

American novelist (1923–2023)... \| Louise Meriwether was an American novelist, essayist, journalist and activist, as well as a writer of biographies of historically important African Americans for children. She is best known for her first novel, Daddy Was a Number Runner (1970), which draws on autobiographical elements about growing

##  Quotes by Louise Meriwether

> [I always knew I would turn a corner and run into this day, but I ain't prepared for it nohow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-meriwether/i-always-knew-i-would-turn-a-corner-and-run-into-this-day-but-i-ain-t/)

[Louise Meriwether](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-meriwether/)

[Corners](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/corners/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/louise-meriwether-76121_corners_i-always-knew-i-would-turn-a-corner-and_666518.jpg)

> [How in the hell could God take the black earth and make himself a white man out of it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-meriwether/how-in-the-hell-could-god-take-the-black-earth-and-make-himself-a/)

[Louise Meriwether](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-meriwether/)

[Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c8/louise-meriwether-76121_black_how-in-the-hell-could-god-take-the-black_679438.jpg)

> [It's darn today, damn tomorrow, and next week it'll be goddamn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-meriwether/it-s-darn-today-damn-tomorrow-and-next-week-it-ll-be-goddamn/)

[Louise Meriwether](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-meriwether/)

[Damn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/damn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a48/louise-meriwether-76121_damn_it-s-darn-today-damn-tomorrow-and-next-w_1674796.jpg)

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