Margaret E. Walker

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Wiley_College
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Chicago_State_University
gptkb:Dillard_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Southern_Negro_Youth_Congress
gptkb:Chicago_Black_Renaissance
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Langston_Hughes_Medal
gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks_Award
gptkbp:born July 7, 1915
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jesse_Walker
gptkb:Eugene_Walker_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Advocating for social justice
Encouraging young writers
Teaching literature
Writing_about_African_American_history
Promoting_African_American_culture
gptkbp:died November 30, 1998
gptkbp:education gptkb:New_York_University
gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkbp:genre Fiction
Non-fiction
Poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Margaret E. Walker
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:African_American_literature
Contemporary_African_American_writers
Poets_of_the_Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkbp:knownFor Civil rights activism
Historical fiction
Poetry
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature Activists
Civil rights leaders
Literary scholars
African_American_women_writers
gptkbp:notableWork Jubilee
For My People
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Poet
Educator
Novelist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:restingPlace Oak Woods Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eugene_Walker
gptkbp:website Official website