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Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) in 1950.
May 1, 1950
Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) in 1950. Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew up in Chicago. She is a witty poet who satirizes blacks and whites and attacks racial discrimination. She uses black language and rituals to proclaim black solidarity.
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