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The Fugitives


United States, Literary Org    (1914 to 1928)
• Group of southern poets and writers based at Vanderbilt University, including many Rhodes Scholars (See: TN Encyclopedia article)
• Profiles of the Fugitives and Agrarians at Vanderbilt University (See: Fugitives profiles)
• 1922 : Published literary journal "The Fugitive" (1922-25) -- Duck | Google | Bing
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TateJOAMember
 
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AgrariansSpinoff
 
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Warren, Robert Penn   (Member of, 1922 to 1928) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Tate, J. O. Allen   (Member of, 1921 to 1928) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1922 : Founding editor of "The Fugitive"
Elliott, William Yandell   (Founder of, 1914 to 1928) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Ransom, John Crowe   (Founder of, 1914 to 1928) -- Duck | Google | Bing
The Agrarians   (Spinoff of, 1928) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Writers from the Fugitives group formed the more political Agrarian movement