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American critic, essayist, novelist, and poet.

INTRODUCTION

Murray is considered one of the foremost cultural critics of the mid- to late-twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Focusing largely on the influence of African American musical forms on the American culture and psyche—of both blacks and whites—Murray identified what he termed a "blues idiom," suggesting that it is this quality that lends the United States its unique character.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Murray was born in Nokomis, Alabama, in 1916.

His mother was young and unmarried, so Murray was raised by a couple in Mobile.

Aruray biography of albert

In grade school his teachers recognized his intelligence and academic capacity, and he was sent to the Mobile County Training School, where he was deeply influenced by his teachers. Murray earned his bachelor's degree from the prestigious Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1939.

He briefly pursued graduate studies at the University of Michigan and Northwest