Knock Me a Kiss
Dillard University 2601 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA, United States"Knock Me a Kiss" is a fictional account inspired by the actual events surrounding the 1928 marriage of W.E.B. Du Bois' daughter, Yolande, to one of Harlem's great poets, Countee Cullen. The marriage marked the height of the Harlem Renaissance, and was viewed as the perfect union of Negro talent and beauty. The marriage is …