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Margaret Walker

(1915–1998) Novelist United States

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Margaret Walker was a novelist from the United States, best known for The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970: an anthology.

Quick Facts About Margaret Walker

Born
July 7, 1915
Died
November 30, 1998
Nationality
United States
Profession
Novelist
Notable works
The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970: an anthology
Known for
Jubilee

About Margaret Walker

Margaret Walker was an American poet and writer. She was part of the African-American literary movement in Chicago, known as the Chicago Black Renaissance. Her notable works include For My People (1942) which won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition, and the novel Jubilee (1966), set in the South during the American Civil War.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Langston Hughes Medal Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition Candace Award Black Literary Hall of Fame honorary degree from Spelman College

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