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Also known as Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Margaret Walker Alexander, Margaret Abigail Walker

American poet and writer (1915-1998)

Person · Open Library

Works
25

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1910-05-28
Active to
1975-03-16

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Total plays
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Margaret Walker Alexander, best known for her neo-slave narrative Jubilee and the poem “For My People,” was born Maragret Abigail Walker on July 7, 1915, in Birmingham, Alabama. Encouraged by her parents, Reverend Sigismund and Marion Dozier Walker, Margaret read much poetry and philosophy as a young child. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree at Northwestern University in 1935, and in 1936 began working with the Federal Writer’s Project along with writers such as Frank Yerby and Gwendolyn

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Quotes

  • I have learned from the difficult exigencies of life that freedom is a philosophical state of mind and existence. The mind is the only place where I can exist and feel free. In my mind, I am absolutely free.

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