Meriwether, who died last week, was a contemporary of Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. James Baldwin loved her work. She made my writerly dreams come true.
The woman whose work helped usher in my lifelong dream of becoming an author died last week. Louise Jenkins Meriwether, born May 8, 1923, in Haverstraw, N.Y., was beloved by her more famous contemporaries and friends, including James Baldwin and Paule Marshall, and her masterful debut novel, “Daddy Was a Number Runner” , sold more than 400,000 copies, the scholar Nellie Y. McKay wrote. Yet, unlike her peers Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison, Meriwether is not a household name.
I signed onto Facebook and saw Edwards’ tribute to her dear friend and mentor. Meriwether was 100 years old and had long returned to her native New York City, but somehow a secret hope that I would one day get to meet her had burrowed its way into my heart. I commented on Edwards’ post, closed my laptop and cried. Those tears spilled feelings I could not put into words.
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