Countee Cullen was a wonderful poet, children’s book writer and teacher. He was born March 30 1903. New York City and Baltimore seem to be his two main disputed places of birth, but his true birthplace it still unknown. After claiming Louisville Kentucky as his birthplace for a New York University application, he later claimed New York City to be his hometown.
Cullen was enrolled in Public School Number 27 in the Bronx, New York in 1916. He went by the name Countee L. Porter, and was living with Amanda Porter, his assumed grandmother. She died in October 1917.
Around 1918 Countee Cullen was adopted by the Reverend Fredrick A. and Carolynn (Mitchell) Cullen. His exact age and how long hew knew the Cullens before his adoption took place, are unknown as well.
In 1921 he removed his middle initial and went from Countee P. Cullen to Countee Cullen. It was believed that Cullen’s adoption was never consummated through proper state-agency channels. In other......

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