Robert M. Farnsworth
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Robert M. Farnsworth is a professor of English at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and an author in the genres: Autobiography/Biography, Missouri, Literary Criticism. He has written about many prominent civil rights activists including Melvin Tolson. His published works include:
- Richard Wright, Impressions and Perspectives (co-edited with David Ray), University of Michigan Press, 1973.
- Edited with afterword, Melvin B. Tolson's A Gallery of Harlem Portraits, University of Missouri Press, 1982.
- Edited with introduction, Caviar and Cabbbage: Selected Columns by Melvin B. Tolson from the Washington Tribune, 1937-1944, University of Missouri Press, 1982.
- Melvin B. Tolson, 1898-1966: Plain Talk and Poetic Prophecy, University of Missouri Press, 1984.
- Edited with commentary, Edgar Snow's Journey South of the Clouds, University of Missouri Press, 1991.
He currently resides with his wife in Kansas City, MO.

