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Listervelt Middleton (1952-1996) was an African American journalist and poet. He hosted For The People on South Carolina Educational Television, and wrote three books of poetry.

Journalism
Listervelt Middleton graduated from Benedict College with a degree in political journalism. His first broadcasting job was as news director at WOIC, a radio station in Columbia, South Carolina. In October 1977, he started working at South Carolina Educational Television, where he hosted the show For The People.

Poetry
Middleton is the author of three books of poetry: Fatback and Caviar (1981) (https://books.google.com/books/about/Fatback_Caviar.html?id=oNrXHAAACAAJ), We be Creosote People (1982) (https://books.google.com/books/about/We_be_Creosote_People.html?id=Cxp2AAAACAAJ), and Southern Winds, African Breezes (1987) (https://books.google.com/books/about/Southern_Winds_African_Breezes.html?id=FFMHHQAACAAJ).