Marcus Major is an American author. He is best known for writing novels pertaining to African-American love interests.
Biography
Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Major lived a transient childhood while following his father (who was in the military) to various destinations across the
United States
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. After high school, Major attended
Richard Stockton College
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, in
Pomona
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* Pomona, Río Negro
Australia
* Pomona, Queensland, Australia, a town in the Shire of Noosa
* Pomona, New South Wales, Australia
Belize
* Pomona, Belize, a municipality in Stann Creek District
Mexico ...
,
New Jersey
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, From Richard Stockton, he received a degree in Literature and a teaching certificate in African- American Studies. After college, he began teaching elementary and middle school in
Newark, New Jersey
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