Margaret Walker

Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander (July 7, 1915 – November 30, 1998) was an African-American poet and writer. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, she wrote as Margaret Walker. One of her best-known poems is For My People.

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    It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one’s children will become than for the children one’s “mature” critics often are.
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