Margaret Walker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Margaret Walker

American poet and writer

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1915

Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 30-Nov-1998

Profession: writer, poet, university teacher, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Margaret Walker (Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander by marriage; July 7, 1915 – November 30, 1998) was an American poet and writer.
She was part of the African-American literary movement in Chicago, known as the Chicago Black Renaissance.
Her notable works include For My People (1942) which won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition, and the novel Jubilee (1966), set in the South during the American Civil War.