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F. Seymour Porter

A white critic and patron of the arts.

minor

Also known as Porter, Seymour Porter

First appearance: vi

F. Seymour Porter shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Argues that being coloured can be an incentive rather than a curse; signs his poems as F.
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AMAngela MurrayVMVirginia MurrayMMMattie MurrayASArthur SawyerJIJinnyFSF. Seymour Porter

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  • Art World Acquaintances
  • Protagonist
  • Angela's New York Circle
  • Philadelphia Family and Roots

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