Myrta Lockett Avary (December 7, 1857 – February 14, 1946) was an American white supremacist writer and journalist....
A Virginia girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865, by ed.
Myrta Lockett Avary
American white supremacist, author, and journalist
Myrta Lockett Avary | |
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| Born | Myrta Lockett (1857-12-07)December 7, 1857 Halifax County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1946(1946-02-14) (aged 88) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Notable works | Dixie After the War |
| Spouse | James Corbin Avary |
Myrta Lockett Avary (December 7, 1857 – February 14, 1946) was an American white supremacist writer and journalist.
Her books include Dixie After the War (1906), The Recollections of Alexander H. Stephens (1910) and Uncle Remus and the Wren's Nest (1913). She died on February 14, 1946, in Atlanta.[1][2]
Life
Myrta Lockett was born in Halifax County, Virginia on December 7, 1857.
She was born to Harwood and Augusta Lockett. She married Georgian physician James Corbin Avary in 1884 and moved to Atlanta, Georgia.[2] They had