102nd birthday of Margaret Abigail Walker

(Born 7 July 1915, Birmingham, Al, US)

Poet, novelist, academic, immensely influential figure in the development of African American letters, author of the 1942 classic For My People, a volume of poetry that focuses on African American history, Jubilee (1966), a family historical novel, and an array of other published studies

(Alice Coltrane Trio, “Lovely sky boat” [personnel: Coltrane, harp;  Jimmy Garrison, bass; Rashied Ali, drums; recorded: Coltrane home studio, Dix Hills, New York, US, 6 June 1968]) 

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101st birthday of Margaret Abigail Walker

(Born 7 July 1915, Birmingham, Al, US)

Poet, novelist, academic, immensely influential figure in the development of African American letters, author of the 1942 classic For My People, a volume of poetry that focuses on African American history, Jubilee (1966), a family historical novel, and an array of other published studies

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100th birthday of Margaret Abigail Walker

(Born 7 July 1915, Birmingham, Al, US)

Poet, novelist, academic, immensely influential figure in the development of African American letters, author of the 1942 classic For My People, a volume of poetry that focuses on African American history, Jubilee (1966), a family historical novel, and an array of other published studies

Twitter@HerbertEkweEkwe

99th birthday of Margaret Abigail Walker

(Born 7 July 1915, Birmingham, Al, US)

Poet, novelist, academic, immensely influential figure in the development of African American letters, author of the 1942 classic For My People, a volume of poetry that focuses on African American history, Jubilee (1966), a family historical novel, and an array of other published studies

Twitter@HerbertEkweEkwe