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  1. Mar 17, 2021 · The Iowa City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to rename Creekside Park to James Alan McPherson Park. The renowned author lived in Iowa City and died in 2016 at the age of 72.

  2. James Alan McPherson is a name of one of our parks, but he was also an important figure in Iowa City History. Who else would you like to learn about? #IowaCityParksandRec...

  3. Aug 6, 2021 · James Alan McPherson (1943–2016) was an American essayist and short-story writer. He was the first African-American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and was included among the first group of artists who received a MacArthur Fellowship.

  4. Aug 25, 2020 · In recent letters addressed to the Iowa City City Council, community leaders suggested renaming a local park after James Alan McPherson, a professor at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the first ever Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

  5. Jul 30, 2021 · Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was delayed, but on Thursday, August 5, 2021, the Parks and Recreation Department hosted a Party in the Park event at James Alan McPherson Park, located at 1856 7th Avenue Court.

  6. Mar 19, 2021 · The Iowa City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved changing the name of Creekside Park to James Alan McPherson Park. McPherson enrolled at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop...

  7. Aug 7, 2016 · McPherson, who died on July 27 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, was remembered as a father, a mentor, a teacher, a quiet speaker and a verbosely passionate writer at the remembrance.

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