Margaret Walker
American poet and writer (1915-1998) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
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.
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1998Died30 November 1998Black Literary Hall of FameAward1994Honorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAward1989Candace AwardAward1983Langston Hughes MedalAward1942Yale Series of Younger Poets CompetitionAward1915Born7 July 1915
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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.
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Lived 1915 to 1998 · aged 83
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