M. Carl Holman (June 27, 1919 – August 9, 1988) was an American author, poet, playwright, and civil rights advocate. In 1968, Ebony listed him as one of the 100 most influential Black Americans.
Biography
Born June 27, 1919, in Minter City, Mississippi, Holman grew up in St. Louis. He graduated magna cum laude from Lincoln University in 1942 and earned a master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1944. He then earned another master's degree from Yale University in 1954, which he attended on a creative writing scholarship. At the time, the organization maintained chapters in 48 cities.
He was married to Mariella Ukina Ama Holman after they met at college. They had three children, a daughter, Kinshasha Holman Conwill, and two sons, Kwame Holman and Kwasi Holman. He died on August 9, 1988, in Washington, D.C.