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Auteur(s) : Brown, Carolyn J.
Titre(s) : Song of my life [Texte imprimé] : a biography of Margaret Walker / Carolyn J. Brown
Publication : Jackson : University press of Mississippi, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-147 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : Childhood: creativity on display ; Education: New Orleans and Chicago ; Chicago:
Richard Wright and the South Side Writers' Group ; Chicago ; Life after Northwestern
; Iowa: writing "for my people" ; Writing Jubilee: a balancing act ; Finishing Jubilee:
back to Iowa ; Returning home: establishing the Institute for the Study of the History,
Life, and Culture of Black People ; Legal battles: the cases against Alex Haley and
Ellen Wright ; Final years: awards, recognitions, and unfinished work ; The legacy
of Margaret Walker ; Chronology of Margaret Walker's life ; List of major published
works ; Major honors and awards ; Major adaptations, recordings, editions, dramatic
performance, and artwork inspired by Margaret Walker's work.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-139) and index
"Margaret Walker (1915-1998) has been described as "the most famous person nobody
knows." This is a shocking oversight of an award-winning poet, novelist, essayist,
educator, and activist as well as friend and mentor to many prominent African American
writers. Song of My Life reintroduces Margaret Walker to readers by telling her story,
one that many can relate to as she overcame certain obstacles related to race, gender,
and poverty. Walker was born in 1915 in Birmingham, Alabama, to two parents who prized
education above all else. Obtaining that education was not easy for either her parents
or herself, but Walker went on to earn both her master's and doctorate. from the University
of Iowa. Walker's journey to become a nationally known writer and educator is an incredible
story of hard work and perseverance. Her years as a public figure connected her to
Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, Alex Haley, and a host of other important literary
and historical figures.This biography opens with her family and those who inspired
her--her parents, her grandmother, her most important teachers and mentors--all significant
influences on her reading and writing life. Chapters trace her path over the course
of the twentieth century as she travels to Chicago and becomes a member of the South
Side Writers' Group with Richard Wright. Then she is accepted into the newly created
Masters of Fine Arts Program at the University of Iowa. Back in the South, she pursued
and achieved her dream of becoming a writer and college educator as well as wife and
mother. Walker struggled to support herself, her sister, and later her husband and
children, but she overcame financial hardships, prejudice, and gender bias and achieved
great success. She penned the acclaimed novel Jubilee , received numerous lifetime
achievement awards, and was a beloved faculty member for three decades at Jackson
State University in Jackson, Mississippi"
Sujet(s) : Walker, Margaret (1915-1998)
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781628461473 (hardback). - ISBN 1628461470 (hardback). - ISBN 9781628461480
(erroné) (ebook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44330927p
Notice n° :
FRBNF44330927
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