Margaret Abigail Walker
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Margaret’s literature generally contained African American themes. Among her more popular works was her poem ”For My People”, which won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition and her 1966 novel ”Jubilee”, which received critical acclaim. She joined the Federal Writers’ Project with Richard Wright and Gwendolyn Brooks and taught English at Jackson State University from 1946 to 1979.In 1988 she sued Alex Haley, claiming his novel ”Roots: The Saga of an American Family” had violated on Jubilee’s copyright. The case was dismissed.
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, 2014
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