Poet and novelist Margaret Walker (1915-1998) who wrote poems and fiction that reflected the experiences of African Americans in Alabama during slavery and under Jim Crow. She was also a respected educator and literary critic.
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Poet and novelist Margaret Walker (1915-1998) who wrote poems and fiction that reflected the experiences of African Americans in Alabama during slavery and under Jim Crow. She was also a respected educator and literary critic.