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Margaret Walker

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World and Spoken Word
A.k.a. Margaret Abigail Walker

Margaret Walker (Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander by marriage; July 7, 1915, Birmingham, Alabama – November 30, 1998, Chicago, Illinois) was an American poet and writer. She was part of the African-American literary movement in Chicago. Her notable works include the award-winning poem For My People (1942) and the novel Jubilee (1966), set in the South during the American Civil War.

     
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  • World
  • Spoken Word
Popular Tracks   
To Be Certain of the Dawn (2005): Hymn to the Eternal Flame on Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella Choral Works by Stephen Layton, René Clausen, The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge, Steven Stucky, Ola Gjeilo, Frank Ferko, Edwin Fissinger, Healey Willan, Stephen Paulus & William Hawley
Lux aeterna on Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella Choral Works by Stephen Layton, René Clausen, The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge, Steven Stucky, Ola Gjeilo, Frank Ferko, Edwin Fissinger, Healey Willan, Stephen Paulus & William Hawley
For My People on The Poetry of Margaret Walker by Margaret Walker
Harlem on Margaret Walker Reads Margaret Walker and Langston Hughes by Margaret Walker
The Ballad of the Free on The Poetry of Margaret Walker by Margaret Walker
Ballad for Phyllis Wheatley on The Poetry of Margaret Walker by Margaret Walker
For My People on Anthology of Negro Poetry by Various Artists
Stagger Lee (Stagolee) on Margaret Walker Reads Margaret Walker and Langston Hughes by Margaret Walker
Kissie Lee on Anthology of Negro Poetry by Various Artists
Stackalee on Anthology of Negro Poetry by Various Artists

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
The Poetry Of Margaret Walker Read By Margaret WalkerMargaret Walker1975Album
Margaret Walker Reads Margaret Walker And Langston HughesMargaret Walker1975Album
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